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Taqueria Uptown

September 21, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 LIVE ROACHES IN PREP AREA BEHIND/UNDER MICROWAVE, 20 LIVE SMALL ROACHES IN CRACKS/CREVICES AT GREASE TRAP UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, 10 LIVE ROACHES IN CRACKS/CREVICES BETWEEN PIECES OF WOOD IN COOLER/HEATING UNIT ROOM, AND 20 LIVE ROACHES IN CRACKS AND CREVICES THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. FOUND 20 LIVE ROACHES IN DINNING AREA, VERY HARD TO SEE IN BASEMENT FOR ACTIVE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELIMINATE ALL ROACH/PEST ACTIVITY. MUST CALL A LICENSED ILLINOIS PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOOD CONTAINERS NEEDS LABLES,DATES IN REACH IN COOLER.AND UPRIGHT REFRIGERATIION UNITS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REAR SCREEN EXIT/ENTRANCE DOOR DAMAGED ALSO OBSERVED CANDLES AND FLOWERS ON PREP AREA TABLE. MUST REPAIR SCREEN DOOR, REMOVE FLOWERS AND CANDLES FROM PREP TABLE TOP ALSO MUST RAISE DOOR SWEEPS THRESHOLD AT FRONT AND REAR EXIT DOORS
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS/CORNERS AND HINDGES OF ALL PREP AREA COOLERS, GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FOOD BUILD UP ON ALL PREP AREA SHELVES. UNDER THE STOVE AND FRYERS BUILD UP GREASE,SIDE OF ALL REFIRGERATION UNITS, MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT/GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR IN PREP AND DISHWASH AREA.BASEMENT AREA,FRONT COUNTER DINNING AREA,UNDER PREP TABLE, BEHIND THE THE GRILL AREA,UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA,AND THE GREASE CONTAINER AREA ECT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES BETWEEN SHELVES AND WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST SEAL ALL CRACKS/CREVICES.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: ALL REACH IN AND UPRIGHT REFRIGERATION NEED THERMOMETERS, IN THE KITCHEN 2 DOOR UNIT, FRONT AREA,ECT
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: BASEMENT NEED DETAIL CLEANING THUR OUT, PREMISE HAS DRY GOODS, AND CHAIR ECT. NEED TO KEEP 6 INCH OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 18, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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