Food Safety Report: Huaraches Bucktown, 2009 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60647 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 10, 2025
39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food containers stored on the floor in the prep/ storage areas. Instructed manager to properly store and protect food items from contamination while stored by elevating at least six inches from the floor on raised shelving units.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed food handlers prepping food without hair restraints. Instructed person in charge that all food handlers must wear a hair restraint pic. Instructed food handlers to get hairnets from rear dry storage.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed facility without a chlorine chemical test kit for sanitizer or for ware washing area. Informed person in charge a chlorine test kit that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of chlorine sanitizing solution must be provided. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed water backing up at the 3 compartment sink area. When water is released from 2nd sink basin, water backs up into 1st and 3rd sink basins. Instructed manager to repair before re-inspection date. Priority foundation violation #7-38-025. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed the interior of the reach in coolers in need of cleaning. Instructed to detail clean.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed an excessive amount of ice buildup on the floor/walls/ceiling of the walk-in freezer. Must remove excess ice, detail clean, and maintain.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no covered receptacle for proper disposal of sanitary napkins in all-gender washroom. Instructed to provide covered waste receptacle.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed missing floor grout in dish/rear prep and damaged floor tiles in the front prep and dish/ dry storage room. Instructed to repair to create a smooth and easily cleanable surface. Must maintain at all times.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed water stained ceiling tiles in the rear prep area. Instructed to replace the stained ceiling tiles.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed chipped paint on the walls in the toilet room. Instructed to resurface and repaint chipped areas to ensure walls are sealed, smooth, and easily cleanable.

Source: chicago.gov