Taqueria Vargas

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND 5 POUNDS OF COOKED BEANS IN PLASTIC CLEAR CONTAINER STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 68.7F. UNIT MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 40.2F.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER. POUNDS 5,VALUE 10 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND PREP TABLE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A KNIVES RACKS
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 31, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings 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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