Taqueria Tayahua

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE FOOD PREP TABLE AND MEAT SLICER ARE LOCATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A HANDWASHING SINK NEARBY OF FOOD PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND DISHWASHER WASHING DISHES AT 3 COMP SINK. FOUND SANITIZING SOLUTION AT 0 PPM AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE A SANITIZING SOLUTION OF 25 - 100 PPM FOR CHLORINE-BASED SOLUTIONS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025.CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES FOOD ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX 5 DEAD ROACHES LOCATED UNDER FRONT PREP 3 COMP SINK. IN1/4 INCH CRACK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND 1/4 INCH GAP IN WALL UNDER 3 COMP SINK IN FRONT PREP. ONSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2528464 CONDUCTED ON 08/24/2021. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED. 2-102.13: OBSERVED NEW EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT PROPER FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF CERTIFICATION ON SITE. 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. INFORMED THAT ALL CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON-SITE ALONG WITH ORIGINAL CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER LICENSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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