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Taqueria Uptown

April 27, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: DISPLAY PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE AIR TEMP.PRESENTLY AIR TEMP OF 50F.UNIT IN USE,POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE UNIT:SOUR CREAM,SHREDDED CHEESE,DICED TOMATOES ETC.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW,TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: 1 POUND OF SHREDDED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 54F,1/2 POUNDS OF GRATED FRESH CHEESE AT TEMP OF 50F, 1 POUND AND 1/2 DICED AND SLICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 47.9F, 3 POUNDS OF CREAM CHEESE AT TEMP OF 50.5F AND CUT HALF AVOCADO AT TEMP OF 54.6F. FOOD MENTIONED WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED .COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW POUNDS 6,VALUE:20 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE STOVE,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. HALF OF THRESHOLD IS BROKEN AT BOTTOM REAR DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WASH BOWL AT WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS SLOWLY DRAINING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MINIMAL MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: BASEMENT EXTREMELY UNORGANIZED,CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: WOOD,BOXES,PAINTS,LADDERS,AND OTHER UNKNOWN MATERIAL ALL STORED ON FLOOR WITH EXCESS DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT WITH A STRONG FOUL ODOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE,SAID AREA.ELEVATED ITEMS NEEDED 6" OFF THE FLOOR
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 18, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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