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Tecalitlan Mexican Kitchen & Margarita Bar

December 14, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER SPOUT FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN THE BAR AREA IS BROKEN. FACILITY MUST REPAIR HANDSINK SO THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AT THE COOKLINE HANDSINK IS NOT PROVIDED. MANAGER PROVIDED WHILE ON SITE. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DISHWARE STORED THE HANDSINK BLOCKING ACCESSIBILITY TO WASH HANDS IN THE BAR AREA. MANAGER RELOCATED WHILE ON SITE. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIP PLATE SOILED WITH PINK SLIME. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF THE SODA GUN CAP HEAVILY SOILED WITH GUNK OF DIRT. FACILITY MUST WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE SODA CAP DISPENSER IN THE BAR AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: THE METHOD OF COOLING COOKED FLAN IS INADEQUATE. FOOD MUST BE UNCOVERED DURING COOLING, IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION. MANAGER UNCOVERED WHILE ON SITE.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY OVER 25 SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS IN THE BACK DRY STORAGE AND DISH AREA. FACILITY MUST ELIMINATE SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS IN THE FACILITY USING PROPER PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WET/DAMP WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON COOKLINE/PREPLINE COUNTERS. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: EQUIPMENT (LARGE POTS) USED IN THE FACILITY IS TOO LARGE TO FIT AND FULLY IMMERSE WITHIN THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. FACILITY MUST INSTALL A LARGER 3COMPARTMENT SINKTHAT WILL ALLOW ALL EQUIPMENT TO BE IMMERSED, USE SMALLER EQUIPMENT THAT CAN FIT IN THE EXISTING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR USE AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MANUAL WAREWASHING APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. • TEST KITS/ TEST STRIPS OR OTHER DEVICES IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES TO MEASURE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRATION.FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A TEST KIT OR OTHER MEASURING DEVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEES CAN MEASURE THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AND AVOID A CONCENTRATION THAT IS TOO HIGH, WHICH CAN BE TOXIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 17, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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