Viola Original Beef Taco

December 14, 2017 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
    Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE MANAGER ON DUTY HAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED THAT A VALID CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES BY MANAGEMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
    code 21
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: THE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED FROM FEB. 21, 2017 AS REQUIRED. #33 MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED. #34 CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF UTILITY CLOSET AND UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK. #35 CLEAN VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. SEAL HOLES IN THE WALL WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET INSIDE OF THE UTILITY CLOSET UNDER THE MOP SINK AND BEHIND THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK. #38 CLEAN AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECEPTOR ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMP SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
    code 29
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS. • OBSERVED SOME DAMAGED AND CRACKED FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND WASHROOM; REPLACE FLOOR TILE WHERE NEEDED.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE SET OF LIGHTS OUT ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AND STORAGE SHELF; REPLACE BLOWN BULBS.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 21, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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