MAY 10
2012
PASS 1 violation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. REPAIR SAME.
Taqueria LA Siudad
Chicago Health Dept
5005 S ASHLAND AVE · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2012.
6 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected May 2012.
Last inspected May 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.
The numbers
INSPECTIONS
6
VIOLATIONS
14
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2012
Inspection history
DEC 8
2011
PASS 1 violation
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.FOOD EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN.
NOV 29
2011
FAIL 2 violations 1 CRITICAL
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.EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL. EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECTS/GNATS FLYING THRU-OUT PREMISES AND 18 ON WALLS AT 3-COMP SINK IN PREP AREA,6-RODENT DROPPINGS/RAT DROPPINGS,AND ANIMAL FECES IN SEVERAL AREAS OF BASEMENT AROUND HOT WATER TANK. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. ALSO REAR AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AT BOTTOM AREAS OF DOORS,1/4 INCH AREAS. MUST REPAIR. PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT AVAILABLE.MUST PROVIDE AT NEXT INSPECTION.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
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.FOOD EQUIPMENT/COOKING NOT CLEAN.MUST DETAIL CLEAN.
APR 6
2011
PASS 2 violations
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. OPENING/HOLES IN BASEMENT FLOOR. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. LEAKY FAUCET HEAD ON 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.
NOV 2
2010
PASS · 0 violations
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OCT 25
2010
FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AIR TEMP AT 43.1F-MUST ADJUST THERMOSTAT TO ACHIEVE INTERNAL TEMP OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW-NO CITATION ISSUED
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
REAR OUTSIDE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, ALL DEBRIS AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM THIS AREA- NO CITATION ISSUED
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, AND CAN OPENER BASE ATTACHED TO 3 COMP. SINK.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
REMOVE ALL TRACES OF DRIPPED PAINT FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT. REPAIR CRACKS IN FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
PAINT RAW WOOD AROUND DOORWAY LEADING INTO BASEMENT. REMOVE DRIPPED PAINT FROM WALLS AT FRONT DOOR AREA. FINISH PAINTING WALL IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
ATTACH SELF-CLOSING DEVICE TO WASHROOM DOORS.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
ELIMINATE CLUTTERED AREAS IN REAR SECTIONS OF BASEMENT.
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