Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for TAQUERIA EL MOLINO on .
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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2631500
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
Recorded violations
39
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS NOT COVERED AND STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY COVER AND ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
40
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
41
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
55
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
57
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED NO VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
58
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
Official inspection record
Inspection history
Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.
Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1937964
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
30
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND STORED UNDER REFRIGERATION FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE AREAS BY REMOVING ALL CARD BOARD BOXES AND PAPER FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT. MUST PAINT THESE SURFACES IF NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN AND PAINT LOWER STORAGE SHELF IN DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET UNDERNEATH DESIGNATED HAND WASHING FACILITY IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CUTTING BOARDS IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS THAT HAVE DEEP GROOVES IN THE SURFACES WHICH CANNOT BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED MUST BE REPLACED OR FLIPPED OVER IF OTHER SIDE HAS NOT BEEN USED.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE EXPOSED HAND SINKS, AND ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS).
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: : CLEAN GREASY BUILD-UP FROM HOOD(S) AND FILTER(S) IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
41
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER IN BUCKET AND HANG CLEAN MOP UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY WHICH WILL PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
Canvass Re-InspectionPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
7
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1937756
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
14
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090 - Comments: THE FOLLOWONG PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 6-20-16 ON REPORT# 1933131 NOT CORRECTED: -19-OUTSIDE GREASE STORAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED GREASE ALL OVER THE TOP EXTERIOR OF GREASE RECEPTACLE, AS WELL AS, ON GROUND IN FRONT OF THE RECEPTACLE. MUST KEEP ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECPTACLE AND GROUND AREA AROUND IT CLEAN. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 CRITICAL.
30
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND STORED UNDER REFRIGERATION FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE AREAS BY REMOVING ALL CARD BOARD BOXES AND PAPER FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT. MUST PAINT THESE SURFACES IF NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN AND PAINT LOWER STORAGE SHELF IN DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET UNDERNEATH DESIGNATED HAND WASHING FACILITY IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CUTTING BOARDS IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS THAT HAVE DEEP GROOVES IN THE SURFACES WHICH CANNOT BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED MUST BE REPLACED OR FLIPPED OVER IF OTHER SIDE HAS NOT BEEN USED.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE EXPOSED HAND SINKS, AND ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS).
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN GREASY BUILD-UP FROM HOOD(S) AND FILTER(S) IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
41
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER IN BUCKET AND HANG CLEAN MOP UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY WHICH WILL PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
9
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1933131
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
2
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 46.8F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FROM UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
3
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: BEEF-48.7F, COOKED RICE-48.8F, PORK-48.9F, EGGS-50.4F, BEEF-49.7F, RICE-491F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE STORED AND MAINTAINED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL FOOD ITEMS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
19
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GREASE STORAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED GREASE ALL OVER THE TOP EXTERIOR OF GREASE RECEPTACLE, AS WELL AS, ON GROUND IN FRONT OF THE RECEPTACLE. MUST KEEP ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECPTACLE AND GROUND AREA AROUND IT CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
30
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND STORED UNDER REFRIGERATION FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE AREAS BY REMOVING ALL CARD BOARD BOXES AND PAPER FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT. MUST PAINT THESE SURFACES IF NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN AND PAINT LOWER STORAGE SHELF IN DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET UNDERNEATH DESIGNATED HAND WASHING FACILITY IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CUTTING BOARDS IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS THAT HAVE DEEP GROOVES IN THE SURFACES WHICH CANNOT BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED MUST BE REPLACED OR FLIPPED OVER IF OTHER SIDE HAS NOT BEEN USED.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE EXPOSED HAND SINKS, AND ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS).
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN GREASY BUILD-UP FROM HOOD(S) AND FILTER(S) IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
41
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER IN BUCKET AND HANG CLEAN MOP UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY WHICH WILL PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
CanvassPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
9
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1575507
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
18
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED THE FRONT AND BACK ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF BOTH DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL DOORS RODENT PROOFED IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
30
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED MARINATED PORK, DICED ONIONS, AND JALAPENOS IN CONTAINERS, HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS, LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER, WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE BEING HELD FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE AND MAINTAIN.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A SHELF LINING FOR A PREP TABLE LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP AREA. ALL SURFACES SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE CARDBOARD IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM OF THE FLAT GRILL, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA, IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD AND EXCESSIVE GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING COVING ALONG THE WALL UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE VENTS AND CEILING OF THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE LIGHT BULBS LOCATED OVER THE CARNITAS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
41
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED STOCK OF SODAS AND DRINKS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL STOCK AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
42
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT AND MAINTAIN.
CanvassNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1567039
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.
Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1493491
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: NO LIGHTSHIELDS IN WALK-IN COOLER OR AT CARNITA HOT HOLDING UNIT. PROVIDE SAME
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT PREP AREA, CURRENTLY ONLY 2-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT HAVE UNCLEAN DISHES AND EQUIPMENT IN BASINS OF SINK. INSTD TO HAVE SINGLE EXPOSED HANDSINK THAT IS USED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY AT FRONT PREP AREA. PIPE LEAKING UNDER UTILITY SINK. REPAIR SAME
Canvass Re-InspectionNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1480213
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
19
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING DUMPSTER WITH EXPOSED GARBAGE, LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATED ON GREASE INTERCEPTOR LID, SIDES, AND ON SURROUNDING GROUND. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHTLY CLOSED LIDS ON DUMPSTER.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LARGE WORN CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP BEYOND REPAIR WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND OPEN SEAMS. INSTD TO REMOVE CUTTING BOARD AND REPLACE
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: ALUMINUM FOIL NOTED ON WORN WALLS WITH PEELING PAINT BEHIND FRONT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL AND PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO HAVE SURFACES, SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: NO LIGHTSHIELDS IN WALK-IN COOLER OR AT CARNITA HOT HOLDING UNIT. PROVIDE SAME
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT PREP AREA, CURRENTLY ONLY 2-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT HAVE UNCLEAN DISHES AND EQUIPMENT IN BASINS OF SINK. INSTD TO HAVE SINGLE EXPOSED HANDSINK THAT IS USED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY AT FRONT PREP AREA. PIPE LEAKING UNDER UTILITY SINK. REPAIR SAME.
40
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS OR INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ANY COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS.
CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
9
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1480210
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
2
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 54.1F. TORN GASKET ON DOOR AND ALSO CONDENSOR LEAKING WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF WATER FROM CONDENSOR ON BOTTOM OF COOLER. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO USE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
3
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 52-54.9F IN PREP COOLER: 1 DOZEN EGGS, CONTAINER OF SLICED TOMATOES, CONTAINER OF SOUR CREAM, CONTAINER OF CHEESE, CONTAINER OF BEEF. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A. APPROX 15LBS $100 VALUE.
16
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. CUTTING ONIONS AND CILANTRO ON UNCLEAN BANQUET TABLES IN DINING AREA WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE BEING SERVED AND EATING. INSTD MGR ON PREPARING FOOD IN DESIGNATED AREAS AND USING PROPER FOOD GRADE EQUIPMENT/CONTACT SURFACES CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
19
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING DUMPSTER WITH EXPOSED GARBAGE, LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATED ON GREASE INTERCEPTOR LID, SIDES, AND ON SURROUNDING GROUND. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHTLY CLOSED LIDS ON DUMPSTER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LARGE WORN CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP BEYOND REPAIR WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND OPEN SEAMS. INSTD TO REMOVE CUTTING BOARD AND REPLACE.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: ALUMINUM FOIL NOTED ON WORN WALLS WITH PEELING PAINT BEHIND FRONT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL AND PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO HAVE SURFACES, SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: NO LIGHTSHIELDS IN WALK-IN COOLER OR AT CARNITA HOT HOLDING UNIT. PROVIDE SAME.
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT PREP AREA, CURRENTLY ONLY 2-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT HAVE UNCLEAN DISHES AND EQUIPMENT IN BASINS OF SINK. INSTD TO HAVE SINGLE EXPOSED HANDSINK THAT IS USED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY AT FRONT PREP AREA. PIPE LEAKING UNDER UTILITY SINK. REPAIR SAME.
40
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS OR INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ANY COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS.
Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1343413
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: THE REAR FLOORS ARE ROUGH AND UNEVEN, REPAIR THE FLOOR SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN WITH COVED BASEBOARDS.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE REAR KITCHEN WALLS ARE GREASY AND DIRTY. THE FRONT KITCHEN WALLS AND UNDER COUNTER AREAS HAVE PEELING PAINT, CLEAN AND RESEAL SAID AREAS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SANITARY.
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: THE REAR KITCHEN HAS INADEQUATE LIGHTING AND UNSHIELDED BULBS, INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDED LIGHTING.
CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
9
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1343400
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
3
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: APPROXIMATLY 40 POUNDS OF PORK CARNITAS WAS FOUND IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT 118f - 126.8f. MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO DISCARD THE ABOVE PRODUCT. $ 160.00 WORTH OF PRODUCT WAS DUMPED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME.
10
SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: THE DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE FLOOR. OPERARTION CEASED WHILE PIPE AND THE GREASE TRAP ARE BEING CLEANED OUT AND REPAIRED. SINK WAS REPAIRED AND WASTE WATER NOW FLOWS INTO THE DRAINS AND NO LONGER LEAKS. THE ENTIRE AREA IS BEING CLEANED AND SANITIZED PRIOR TO USE.
11
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE REAR KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK HAS NO HOT RUNNING WATER. THE SINK WAS REPAIRED AND THE HOT WATER RESTORED AT THIS TIME.
16
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: THE LARGE REAR PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD IS DEEPLY GROOVED AND FULL OF DARK FOOD BUILDUP. THE CEILING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE LARGE REAR PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD IS DIRTY AND HAS A LARGE MISSING TILE WITH LOTS OF PEELING PAINT AND GREASE HANGING DOWN ABOVE THE FOOD BEING PREPARED. REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARD AND MAINTAIN IN SMOOTH, SANITARY CONDITION. REPAIR AND CLEAN THE CEILING ABOVE FOOD PREPARATION AREA IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE FOOD YOU ARE PREPARING AND MAINTAIN IT IN SANITARY CONDITION.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE SHELVING, FRAMEWORK ,CASTERS AND WHEELS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS IS FULL OF GREASY BUILDUP, CLEAN THE SURFACES AND REMOVE THE BUILDUP, MAINTAIN IN SANITARY CONDITION.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: THE REAR PREPARATION EQUIPMENT AND THE SOUTH END OF THE FRONT HOOD IS VERY GREASY, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT IN SANITARY CONDITION.
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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: THE REAR FLOORS ARE ROUGH AND UNEVEN, REPAIR THE FLOOR SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN WITH COVED BASEBOARDS.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE REAR KITCHEN WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS ARE GREASY AND DIRTY. THE FRONT KITCHEN WALLS AND UNDER COUNTER AREAS ARE DIRTY AND OR HAVE PEELING PAINT, CLEAN AND RESEAL SAID AREAS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SANITARY.
36
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: THE REAR KITCHEN HAS INADEQUATE LIGHTING AND UNSHIELDED BULBS, INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDED LIGHTING.
CanvassNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1343396
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.
LicensePass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
660092
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA EL MOLINO · 3945 W 31ST ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
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FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. REMOVE DUST FROM VENTS IN HOODED CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN DINING AREA TO REMOVE DUST. REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS IN CUSTOMER WASHROOMS.
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VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR VENTILATION FANS IN CUSTOMER WASHROOMS AND INSTALL A VENTILATION FAN IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
40
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
Local context · Chicago
How results compare in ZIP 60623
280 of 341 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.
This calculation uses published records from the same jurisdiction. Pending, unavailable and other non-comparable results are excluded.
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