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Restaurant: Taqueria Los Gallos 2 Inc
Address: 4252-4254 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: Sep 28, 2012

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All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.LIGHT NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA.
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.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES & FAUCETS AT BOTH 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS,LEAKY WATER METER.PROVIDE SPRAYER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FOR LARGE POTS OR REMOVE.PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER HOOD.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD FROM SURFACES.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM BOTH WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS & GREASE TRAP OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS,GASKET ON GLASS POP COOLER & PREP COOLER.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,ICE MACHINE,CEILING FANS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.REMOVE STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT.MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLERS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING,MISSING & DAMAGED WALL BASES AT EXTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR WALL IN BASEMENT MOLDED .MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN REAR AREA AND REPAIR WALL IN SAME.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF COOKED FOOD IN GLASS POP COOLER STEAK 60.9 F,PORK 45.9 F.WALK IN COOLER A LARGE POT OF BROTH 52.8 F.PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED & DENATURED .NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.APPX16LBS. $32.
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF DAMAGED BAGS OF INGREDIENTS ON STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT WET & MOLDY(SUGAR,PEPPERS,FLOUR)ETC.INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE AND REMOVE FROM PREMISES AT ONCE.APPX 20-50 LB BAGS.(1000 LBS.)
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.FOUND EVIDENCE OF MOUSE DROPPINGS MORE THAN 40 ALONG WALL BASES IN REAR AREA,EVIDENCE OF LIVE FLIES MORE THAN 10 FLYING AROUND PREMISES,HOLE IN REAR SCREEN WINDOW.ALSO FRONT & REAR DOORS ARE NOT TIGHT FITTING.NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE TO VIEW.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS,RODENT PROOF DOORS,RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/5/10 AND PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.REPAIR WINDOW SCREEN.
Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times.OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE AND NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED MOPS,SHOVELS,BROOM & MOP BUCKET IN FRONT OF SINK AND ALSO DRAIN PIPE AT SAME SINK HAS A HOLE IN PIPE WATER DRAINS OUT ONTO FLOOR .INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE ADDITIONAL HAND SINKS ON SITE REPAIR SINK AND MAINTAIN AND KEEP ACCESSIBLE.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABLE AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.

Inspector Comments: 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.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES & FAUCETS AT BOTH 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS,LEAKY WATER METER.PROVIDE SPRAYER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FOR LARGE POTS OR REMOVE.PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER HOOD.
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.VIOLATION CORRECTED. FOOD PRODUCT AMOUNT DISCARDED WAS $1,565
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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS.
Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD FROM SURFACES.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM BOTH WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS & GREASE TRAP OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS,GASKET ON GLASS POP COOLER & PREP COOLER.
Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,ICE MACHINE,CEILING FANS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACEFLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER.
Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING,MISSING & DAMAGED WALL BASES AT EXTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR WALL IN BASEMENT MOLDED .MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN REAR AREA AND REPAIR WALL IN SAME.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES.
Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.LIGHT NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA.

EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN USE IN POOR REPAIR, TOILET UNABLE TO FLUSH PROPERLY, HANDLE BROKEN AND TANK COVER MISSING. ALSO OBSERVED OVERFLOWING TRASH CONTAINER IN TOILET ROOM WITH FECES SOILED TOILET PAPER. INSTD TO REPAIR TOILET AND DISPOSE OF SOILED TISSUE PROPERLY. INSTD TO UTILIZE OTHER TOILET ROOMS ON SITE UNTIL PROPERLY REPAIRED. CITATION ISSED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR IN POOR REPAIR, DEEP GROOVES, OPEN SEAMS. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
LEAKS AT REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. FAUCETS AND PIPES UNDERNEATH. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
IMPROPER FOOD DISPENSING UTENSILS (USING BOWLS) IMPROPERLY STORED IN FOOD/SAUCE CONTAINERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER UTENSILS AND STORE PROPERLY.

EMPLOYEE TOILET REPAIRED. TOILET ROOM CLEAN.
CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR IN POOR REPAIR, DEEP GROOVES, OPEN SEAMS. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
LEAKS AT REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. FAUCETS AND PIPES UNDERNEATH. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
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SPLASH GAURD ARE NEED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT KITCHEN AREA BY SM TABLE, ALSO IN MAIN KITCHEN REAR AREA BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR IN POOR REPAIR, DEEP GROOVES, OPEN SEAM INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.NEEDS STOPPER AT THE 2 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN AND FRONT PREP AREA NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING, NEEDS TO REMOVE CARDBOARDS AS COVERING IN PREP AREA,MAIN KITCHEN IN REAR AREA,AND ON TOP OF PREP TABLE, FLOORS IN THE REAR KITCHEN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENTS NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
ALL FOOD CONTAINERS,IN THE REACH IN COOLER UPRIGHT REFRGERATIONS, DRY STORAGE AREA NEED TO BE LABLE AND DATED.
IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, ARE LEAKING FROM THE FAUCETS.EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT SIDE PREP AREA PIPE IS LEAKING, EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR, WATER PRESURE NOT BEING MAINTAINED OR NEED TO REPAIR SO HOT WATER COULD FLOW.
THE FRONT REFRIGERATION UNIT IN FRONT KITCHEN AREA NOT MAINTAINING TEMPERATUE. AIR TEMPERATURE IS 50.9 VIOLATION 7-38-005(a) UNIT IS HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGGED
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE IN REFRGERATION UNIT 3 WHOLE LETTUS,1/4 CREAM CHESSE,2 LBS TOMATO, 3LBS BEEF, 2 LBS CHEESE, 2 LBS OF COOKED BEANS, TOTAL COST 30.00, 12LBS INTERNAL TEMPS (44.6-45.90)VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)MANGER DENATUAL FOOD.

VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATIONS CORRECTED.
ALL FOOD CONTAINERS,IN THE REACH IN COOLER UPRIGHT REFRGERATIONS, DRY STORAGE AREA NEED TO BE LABLE AND DATED.
IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, ARE LEAKING FROM THE FAUCETS.EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT SIDE PREP AREA PIPE IS LEAKING, EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR, WATER PRESURE NOT BEING MAINTAINED OR NEED TO REPAIR SO HOT WATER COULD FLOW

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