Taqueria Tayahua

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: The knives and cleaver are stored in dirty, food encrusted areas; wash, rinse and sanitize the knives and holders and maintain daily.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: The small white refrigerator is iced up and the sides of the cooking equipment are greasy, clean all food and non-food equipment in detail. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors and baseboards are greasy and have food buildup, clean and maintain the floors from corner to corner on a daily basis. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: The kitchen light shield is missing and the front grill shields do not fit together, replace or repiar the cooking area light shields. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Provide an accurate and easy to read thermometer in the front prep area lowboy cooler. All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 28, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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