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Velvet Taco

October 17, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN COOKLINE. MANAGER PROVIDED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED WATER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 66F LOCATED AT REGISTER HANDSINK AND 2ND FLOOR RESTROOM. TEMPERATURE OF WATER MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK SLIME ON INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIP PLATE LOCATED IN BASEMENT. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERAURE, MEASURED AT 118.2F LOCATED IN REACH-IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 8LBS AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $10 DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: MEASURED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND IN REACH-IN PREP-LINE COOLER; 5LBS OF PICO CORN SALAD MEASURED AT 46.5F AND CUT LEAFY SALADS MEASURED BETWEEN 59-60F. APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS OF FOOD WAS DISCARDED AT A TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF $11. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION THAT WAS ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED BRISKET AND COOKED CHICKEN STORED IN SEALED BAD WITH NO DATE LABELS IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERAURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 31LBS AT AN APPRXIMATE COST OF $130 WAS DISCARDED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN HOLE ON THE BOTTOM OF EXTERIOR SIDE EXIT DOOR THAT LEADS TO DUMPSTER WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS/INSECTS TO ENTER. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR RESTROOM. FACILITY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TOP OF GREASE TRAP WASTE CONTAINER SLIGHTLY SOILED. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED VENT HEAVILIY SOILED WITH DUST ABOVE THE HANDSINK/COOKLINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT (FRYER) FOUND AT BOTTOM OF THE "EMPLOYEE ONLY" STAIRCASE LOCATED ON 2ND FLOOR. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 21, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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