Food Safety Report: Taqueria Amigo Chino, 5601 W Irving Park Rd , Chicago, Il, USA.

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

Report date: Aug 27, 2020
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand washing signage at hand sinks in prep areas and in wash rooms. Must provide and maintain.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed a slight debris accumulation encrusted on the interior of the ice machine. Must remove debris, detail clean inside ice machine/have serviced and maintain ice machine at all times

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed a torn door gasket inside of the stand up cooler across from cooking grill. Management instructed to replace the torn door gasket. Observed rust on the wire storage racks in the walk-in cooler. Management instructed to remove rust and repaint or replace the shelves.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean the interior of the microwave and prep coolers to remove splashed food debris and to maintain.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no covered waste receptacle in the washrooms. Management instructed to provide covered waste receptacles in the washrooms.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors with grease and dried food debris accumulation along the walls and in all corners throughout basement preparation area especially under and around cooking equipments and to maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to remove accumulations of dusts on ventilation covers in wash rooms.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed food handler certificates with expired dates. Instructed to renew all food handler certificates and to maintain.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: allergen training is required for all employees that have a city of chicago food sanitation certificate. Instructed to complete training and maintain certificates on site.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations not corrected from inspection report #2293838 dated:06/19/2019. 47 observed top doors of service refrigerator at front of hot line side latches not properly attached. Instructed management to repair. Core violation 07/30/2019 51 observed no backflow devices at ice machines. Instructed management to install backflow device or find the location of the backflow device at ice machine. Core violation 07/30/2019 55 observed clutter at north side of basement. Instructed management to remove clutter to prevent pest harborage. Core violation 07/30/2019 instructed to correct noted violations and maintain by 9/3/2020. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090,citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov