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Taquizas Don Rafa 2

August 7, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD-HELD TCS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION, ALL STORED IN MULTIPLE COOLING UNITS ON THE PREMISE... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS, APPROXIMATLEY 4 LBS MACARONI SALAD WITH CHOPPED HAM @ 59F, 2 LBS POTATO SALAD, 6 LBS SLICED WATERMELON @ 72F, 5 LBS MENUDO @59F 9 LBS COOKED POTATOES RANGING BETWEEN 49-52F, 6LBS VARIOUS HOUSEMADE SALSAS RANGING BETWEEN 48-59F, 2 LBS SOUR CREAM, 2 LBS HARD BOILED EGGS @62F. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME BY PIC. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD-HELD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 SMALL LIVE BLACK FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT UNUSED SEATING/STORAGE AREA, NEAR BEVERAGE DISPENSER NOZZLES, ON SURFACES OF WIRED RACK CONTAINING CUPS AND PLATES, INSIDE TOILET ROOM FOR EMPLOYEES, ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT SEATING SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO CONTRACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON 2-DOOR COOLING UNIT WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED IN PREP AREAS ACROSS FROM GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXTENSIVE WATER-DAMAGED WALL AND CEILING WITH PEELING AND CRUMBLING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CEILING AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN A CLOSED ATTACHED TO THE SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT HIDING SPACES FOR PESTS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 12, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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