MI TAQUITO DE BIRRIERIA Y TAQUERIA ARANDAS.

Chicago Health Dept

4171 S ARCHER AVE · BRIGHTON PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2010.

2 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Aug 2010.

Last inspected Aug 2010. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
21
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
AUG 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 17
2010
PASS 8 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABLE & DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR MISSING FAN GUARD COVER IN WALK IN COOLER,LID ON CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR,LOOSE WALL KNIFE CADDY,MUST REMOVE RUST FROM PREP TABLES.PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK & 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES COOLERS STOVE ,HOOD.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE FROM FLOOR & WALL BASES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP,DINING AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT & KEEP DRY.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES & TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST SEAL HOLE IN LOWER WALL BASE BEHIND CHEST FREEZER.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

Inspector Comments: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.NEED END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Inspector Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET & PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

AUG 6
2010
FAIL 13 violations 5 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER AT 60.4F,& WALK IN COOLER AT 48.5 F.WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE.TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE TO REPAIR COOLERS.MUST HAVE UNIT AT 40 OR BELOW.

Critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED FOODS STORED IN PREP COOLER & WALK IN COOLER SUCH AS MEXICAN SAUSAGE 77.1 F-77.3 F,BEANS 51.2 F,-51.9 F,LAMB 51.0F,SOUP 52.8F,EGGS 49.2 F,INTESTINE 52.1 F,PORK 49.8 F,STOMACH 52.7 F,RICE 50.3 F, BEEF 50.7 F- 60.0,BRAINS 51.8 F,TONGUE 51.6 F.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED & DENATURED.APPX.100LBS. $400.

Critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees.OBSERVED NO SOAP OR TOWEL AT HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA & BAR AREA.MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.

Critical Pest Activity
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE OBSERVED MOUSE DROPPINGS IN & ON A OPEN 10 LB. BAG OF FLOUR ON REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELF MORE THAN 8 & A WET 50 LB. BAG OF RICE IN BASEMENT ON STORAGE SHELF BASEMENT FLOODED RECENTLY.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED & DENATURED.APPX 60LBS. $20.MUST KEEP CLOSED & PROTECTED.

Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MOUSE DROPPINGS MORE THAN 50 ON REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELF,ON FLOOR UNDER TABLE IN DINING AREA.REAR SCREEN DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTIHG.NO STATE LICENSE,NO MAP,NO MSDS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS,RODENT PROOF SCREEN DOOR AND PROVIDE STATE LICENSE,MAP,MSDS.ON OR AFTER 8/6/10.

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABLE & DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR MISSING FAN GUARD COVER IN WALK IN COOLER,LID ON CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR,LOOSE WALL KNIFE CADDY,MUST REMOVE RUST FROM PREP TABLES.PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK & 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES COOLERS STOVE ,HOOD.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE FROM FLOOR & WALL BASES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP,DINING AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT & KEEP DRY.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES & TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST SEAL HOLE IN LOWER WALL BASE BEHIND CHEST FREEZER.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.NEED END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET & PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

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