Taqueria

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-30-17 REPORT #2009556 #22 NO CHEMICAL STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST SANITIZING WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 MANAGER ARRIVED FROM STORE WITH TEST STRIPS.
  code 14Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PERSON ON SITE WITH CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. BEANS 156.3 DEGREES, BEEF 38.5 DEGREES INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUBBER GASKETS NEEDED AT FRONT REACH IN COOLER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAK AT FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 30, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 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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