Taqueria Santa Rita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPER FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.(DRAIN STOPPERS ARE ALL BROKEN). FOUND KNIVES ALL OVER THE FRONT CABINET AND BESIDE THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNIFE RACK TO STORE THE KIVES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE THE BOTTOM INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER AND REACH IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DEFROST ALSO(WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED). MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE TUBE AND MAINTAIN. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL EXTERIOR OF THE STOVE WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HOOD WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION(NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE).
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 15, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 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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