Food Safety Report: Taqueria Chino Friend, 5601 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL, USA.

5601 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, 60634 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 1, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: instructed to provide handwashing signage at all handsinks (kitchen,prep areas).

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no hand soap was provided at the hand washing sink in the kitchen dishwashing 3-compartment sink area. Instructed management to maintain all hand washing sinks with hand soap at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Citation issued. (cos).

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand paper towels provided at the handwashing sink in kitchen prep area. Instructed management to provide and maintain hand paper towels at all hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). (cos). (consolidated with the above violation).

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to properly label food storage containers/bins identified with common name (salt, sugar, flour etc).

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: instructed to properly store all washcloths in a sanitizing solution especially when not in use.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed stained cutting board at kitchen prep line grill. Instructed to resurface or replace the cutting board.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed frozen foods stored in home depot buckets in the walk-in freezer. Instructed to use only food grade storage bags or containers.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed a torn door gasket inside of the kitchen 1 door cooler across the ice make. Instructed management to replace the torn door gasket.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean the exterior of grease trap, prep tables, food storage containers, interior and exterior of the chest freezer and prep coolers,sides of hot cooking equipments and deep fryer.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: instructed to replace stripped hot handle at handwashing sink faucet in mens washroom and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and organize basement storage areas and remove unnecessary articles due to potential pest harborage and elevate mops,brooms cleaning equipments off the floor at least 6' inches to facilitate cleaning.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to detail clean kitchen exhaust hood/filters to remove accumulations of grease build-up and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov