Velvet Taco

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN BASEMENT AREA THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE ENTRY WAYS FOR PEST AND OR INSECTS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING ENTRY.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER AT THE DRYING RACK AREA LOCATED IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WATER AND MAINTAIN AREAS. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA AND BASEMENT AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DEBRIS AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: BEVERAGE-AIR COOLING UNIT IN THE UPSTAIRS FOOD PREP AREA ACROSS FROM THE HAND SINK IS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION OR MUST REMOVE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE HARBORING SPACE FOR ANY POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECTS. • OBSERVED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SODA DISPECENING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST AND SMALL DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE SIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT AS AT THE SHELVING UNIT THAT SITS IN FRONT OF THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT AND THE THREE COMP SINK AREA AT THE GREASE TRAP AND UNDER THE THREE COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS A NEEDED AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 20, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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