Taqueria Uptown

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED SOAP AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SUPPLY ALL HANDSINKS WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FOODS IN THE REACH-IN COOLER AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSRTUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE FOODS.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FAN VENT COVERS IN THE REAR PREP REACH-IN COOLERS TO REMOVE DUST PARTICLES AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ALSO THE LEAKING FAUCET HEAD AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASING AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 4, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.