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Taqueria Uptown

May 28, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: NOTED TEMPERATURE OF SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 57.1F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE COOLER UNTIL PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW IS ATTAINED. EQUIPMENT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PREMISES HAS OTHER COOLERS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 38.6F. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS ON PREP TABLE AND INSIDE SERVICE COOLER ALL AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 51F TO 123F, (PORK 94.9F, BEEF TONGUE 123.9F,SLICED TOMATOES 52.4F, CHEESE 51.1F, TOMATO SAUCE 52.3F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF PRODUCTS 39LBS WORTH $101.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS.INSTRUCTED TO ALWAY MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: NOTED SOME LIVE ROACHES UNDERNEATH UPRIGHT REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND SOME MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVING UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE AT THE SAME. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR CONSULTATION. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: NOTED WASTE WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP INTO THE SINKS WITH FOOD PARTICLES AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR VIOLATION #7-38-030
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED PEELING PAINT AND RUST ON SHELVES BY THE UPRIGHT COOLER AT THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEANS SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AT THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF DIRT AND FOOD PARTICLES.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK OF THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FANS INSIDE UPRIGHT COOLERS AND MAINTAIN FREE OF DUST PARTICLES.
code 38

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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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