JUN 22
2018
PASSED
0 violationsSANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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TAQUERIA HACIENDA TAPATIA.
BEAT. 38/100
4125 W 26TH ST · NORTH LAWNDALE, CHICAGO
Last inspected June 22, 2018 · passed
Failed 3 of 5 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
5
2 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
33
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Mar 2017
INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 152018FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 15
2018
FAILED
8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2177068 6/8/18 NOT CORRECTED #18-STILL OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 8 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON DOOR LOWER FRAME OF REACH IN FREEZER,LOWER FRAME AND WHELL BASE OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER,UNDERSIDE OF PANEL IN BETWEEN WALL AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK, ON FLOOR AND PIPE ALONG WALL AT REAR DOOR.ALSO,APPX.10 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND AND ON WALLS IN PREP AREA AND STAFF TOILETROOM.APPX.10 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT BEHIND HOT WATER TANK.APPX.1/2-3-4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY OUTER DOOR.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOOR.MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/15/18.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL REACH IN COOLERS,PREP COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,STOVE.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST SEAL ALL GAPS BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALLS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE AT SERVICE COUNTER.MUST REMOVE GREAT STUFF ALONG FLOORS AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE WHERE NEEDED.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND SERVICE COUNTER,LOOSE STAINLESS STEEL WALL PANEL AT PICK UP WINDOW,LOOSE WALL BASES THROUGHOUT ,MOLDED WALLS AND DOOR IN BASEMENT.GAPS & CREVICES IN WALLS NEEDS TO BE SEALED.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND FILTERS,HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
Comments: MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON STAFF TOILETROOM DOOR ADJACENT TO PREP AREA.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN,COVER OR REMOVE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT BASEMENT,CLUTTER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
JUN 82018FAILED14 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 8
2018
FAILED
14 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE AT REAR PREP / DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK.HAND DRYING DEVICE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.MUST KEEP MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 20 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON WALL IN DINING AREA,ON DOOR GASKET AND LOWER FRAME OF REACH IN FREEZER,DOOR JAMS OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER,UNDERSIDE OF PANEL IN BETWEEN WALL AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF GRILL,IN UPPER DOOR JAM OF STAFF TOILETROOM,DOOR JAM AND ON FLOOR AT REAR DOOR.ALSO,APPX.5-7 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND AND ON WALLS IN PREP AREA AND STAFF TOILETROOM.APPX.10 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN BASEMENT BEHIND HOT WATER TANK.APPX.1/2-3-4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY OUTER DOOR.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOOR.MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/8/18.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
MUST INVERT MULITUSE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELF.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING GLASS ON 1- DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST DEFROST REACH IN FREEZER.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL REACH IN COOLERS,PREP COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,STOVE.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST SEAL ALL GAPS BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALLS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE AT SERVICE COUNTER.MUST REMOVE GREAT STUFF ALONG FLOORS AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE WHERE NEEDED.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND SERVICE COUNTER,LOOSE STAINLESS STEEL WALL PANEL AT PICK UP WINDOW,LOOSE WALL BASES THROUGHOUT ,MOLDED WALLS AND DOOR IN BASEMENT.GAPS & CREVICES IN WALLS NEEDS TO BE SEALED.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND FILTERS,HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON STAFF TOILETROOM DOOR ADJACENT TO PREP AREA.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR SALSA COOLER.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST CLEAN,COVER OR REMOVE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT BASEMENT,CLUTTER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
MAR 152017FAILED11 violations5 CRITICALDETAILS
MAR 15
2017
FAILED
11 violations5 CRITICALDETAILS
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
ALL REFRIGERTION MUST BE ON AND AVAIABE FOR TESTING CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE
NO HOT WATER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
ALL SINKS IN NEED OF SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON SITE OR PROOF OF PEST CONTROL. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
NO OUTSIDE WASTE DSPOSAL ON SITE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
ALL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOORS THROUGHOUT 1ST AND BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
HOOD VENTILATION IN NEED OF FILTERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
ALL COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
ALL UNNECESSARY IN BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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