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Taqueria Y Tortilleria Atotonilco

August 30, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: THE PREVIOUS NON-COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED NOVEMBER 08, 2016 NOT POSTED/DISPLAYED FOR THE CUSTOMER'S VIEWING. A SUMMARY FROM JULY, 2016 WAS POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY IN PLAIN VIEWING OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT'S CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B)
code 28
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: FOUND THE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1971026 DATED 11/08/2016 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN: -30. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF) INSIDE OF THE REACH IN FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR, HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT THE PROPER LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. -31. OBSERVED PLATES AND TO GO TRAYS NOT INVERTED AND BEING STORED ON THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED A CUP BEING USED AS A SCOOP AND BEING STORED INSIDE OF A BULK SALSA CONTAINER LOCATED IN THE DRINK REFRIGERATOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO NOT STORE UTENSILS INSIDE OF PRODUCT AND MAINTAIN. -41. OBSERVED CLUTTER BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OR REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MOP HEADS BEING STORED INSIDE OF MOP BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MOP HEADS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN. -45. OBSERVED FRONT PREP COOK WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE KNIFE RACK IN THE REAR AND THE RUBBER GASKETS ON THE DRAWERS OF THE COOLER UNDER THE GRILL IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA HAS FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND SEVERAL LARGE POTS TOO BIG TO BE PROPERLY WASHED IN THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER GET A LARGER SINK THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE POTS OR REMOVE THE LARGE POTS. MAINTAIN SAME. -THE HAND SINK NEXT TO THE DRAIN BOARD ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IF THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA NEEDS A PARTITIONER/SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 8, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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