Taqueria San Jose #1

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE COLD HOLDING UNITS. FOUND IINSIDE THE SMALL PREP COOLER IN THE REAR: DICED TOMATOES (50.8F), BEEF SAUSAGE (48.9F), BEEF TONGUE (52.F), SHRIMP (50.2F), HOT DOGS (51.1F). FOUND ISDE THE THREE DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA: COOKED BEEF (52.1F) AND BEEF TRIPE (51.2F). APPROXIMATELY 22LBS AT $187 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF SMALL FOOD PREP COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA AT 52.0F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST REACH AND MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. UNIT WAS TAGGED THE INITAL DAY OF INSPECTION. PLEASE SEE COMMENT SECTION FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE THREE-DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC, GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO COVER THE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT NEAR THE FLAT-TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER UTENSILS TO COVER FOOD ITEMS.
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT AND ANOTHER WITHOUT A BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN, WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK RESIDUE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE STORED AT THE FRONT PREP/ SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, SANTIIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 26, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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