Taqueria Santa Rita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE UPRIGHT MEAT COOLER IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALL NEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE REAR COLD HOLDING UNIT LOCATED NEXT TO MEAT UPRIGHT FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 5, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.