Taqueria San Matias

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD OR DIVIDER BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND FLOOR TILES BY 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.----------MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR OF BASEMENT, ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS WHERE HOT WATER TANK IS LOCATED, MUST SEAL CRACKED FLOORS.-----------MUST FIX BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEXT TO MOP SINK.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS INCLUDING REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER IN REAR AREA OF BASEMENT WHERE HOT WATER TANK IS LOCATED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 21, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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