Taqueria El Primo Inc. — Taqueria El Primo
Last inspected: Jul 3, 2013
74
Score
Taqueria El Primo Inc., located at 3500 W Montrose Ave in Chicago, IL, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on July 3, 2013, resulting in a score of 74. This inspection identified six minor violations concerning food labeling, utensil storage, and surface maintenance. Historically, Taqueria El Primo Inc. has maintained a pattern of medium-risk inspections across its six recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 3, 2013
Complaint
6 minor violations.
74
May 15, 2013
Routine
6 minor violations.
74
Sep 21, 2012
Reinspection
6 minor violations.
74
Aug 16, 2012
Routine
13 minor violations.
52
Mar 2, 2011
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Feb 28, 2011
License
7 minor violations.
70
Violations — Jul 3, 2013 Inspection
Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: POTATO CHIPS PACKAGED FOR SALE WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABEL, NAME OF THE PRODUCT, COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, ZIP CODE, INGREDIENTS, FLAVORINGS AND ADDITIVES.
30
Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: ALL CLEAN MULTI USE UTENSILS POTS,PANS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE /DOWN INVERTED .
31
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA. RUSTED LID OF THE CHEST FREEZER BY THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE. MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN THE SAME LOCATION(WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP).
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN,DISH WASHING AREA,ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER,BEHIND AND UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS. AND FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT,UNDER THE DINING TABLES IN THE DINING AREA. MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE.
34
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE WALLS BEHIND THE GYROS SPIT, WALLS IN THE STORAGE AREA IN THE REAR CLOSE TO THE WALK IN COOLER, AND WALLS IN THE PREP AREA BEHIND THE DEEP FRYER AND MAINTAIN.
35
Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored
Inspector notes: ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
43
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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