Food Safety Report: El Taconazo Jr., 4256 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60639 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jul 23, 2025
6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- comments: observed half eaten bread on plate & to go container shelf in kitchen and employee snacks on hot holding chip table. Instructed to store and consume food and beverage in designated areas only.

11. Food obtained from approved source
- comments: observed approximately 35 containers of packaged desserts: flan, chocoflan(cake), and vanilla pudding - for sale in the facility from an unknown and unapproved source in front display cooler. All of the containers were unlabled: no identification of item and its contents, and with no label of business name and address. Person in charge informed inspector desserts are home-prepared. Manager discarded and denatured items. Instructed always to purchase all food items from an approved source and approved facility. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-005

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: noted top interior surface of rear prep area ice machine not clean. Instructed to remove ice, clean and sanitize.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: noted improper internal temperatures of tcs food in prep cooler and walk-cooler shrimp 47. 8 f and rice 45. 7 f. Person in charge discarded and denatured approx. 64 lbs valued at $40 priority violation 7-38-005 citation

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety (tcs) foods (cooked chicken, suadero(beef), pastor (pork), grilled peppers and onions) in kitchen 2 door refrigerator not labeled to indicate the product's name and date by which the food must be sold, discarded, or consumed within 7 days of preparation. Instructed to provide proper labels for date marking and discard date for refrigerated, ready-to-eat, tcs foods held over 24 hours placed in all cold-holding units. Person in charge discarded and denatured approx. 19 lbs valued at $80 priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed self-serve sweets in display case not properly labeled. Items in the case are not separated or individually labeled. One item contains tree nuts and is in direct contact with other candy stored in the same case - items with tree nuts should be separated to prevent cross-contamination. Instructed person in charge to properly label all packaged food items with identity, net weight, ingredients, and major allergens listed, business name and address where made and packaged. Person in charge discharged approximately 5 lbs, valued at $20. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed green and white wiping cloths on cutting board in kitchen and on top of rear prep table. Instructed to provide proper sanitizing buckets with sanitizing solution for holding wiping cloths between uses

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted cutting board in rear prep area with deep cuts and stains. Instructed to deep clean and restore to a smooth and easy to clean surface by sanding, resealing, or replacing and maintaining.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no proof of allergen training for all certified foodservice managers. Instructed all employees holding a city of chicago foodservice manager certificate to comply and complete allergen training and maintain records on site at all times.

Source: chicago.gov