Taqueria Uptown

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WHILE PREPARING AND COOKING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN TOTILLA SOUP, BEEF TACOS, CHICKEN TACOS, CARNE ASADA,ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND COOKING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012. TWO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE WALL ,BUT THE SAID PERSONS ARE NOT ON SITE.
  code 21
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1537249 DATED 4/23/15. #35-OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE REAR EXIT DOOR, CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE WASHROOM CEILING, AND THE HALLWAY CEILING THAT LEADS TO THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RE CAULK AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT AREA. (CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD/CANOPY(WITH GREASE BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE REACH IN COOLER (WITH DEBRIS) IN THE PREP/COOK LINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT THE DINING AREAS. MUST REPLACED AND MAINTAIN. SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 23, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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