Taqueria Vallarta

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DOOR FOR ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR DOOR TO BE TIGHT FITTING FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON BOTTOM OF TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA (NEAR EXTERIOR DOOR). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2025: 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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.