Taqueria & Tamales El Buen Gusto

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Dec 11, 2024 No Entry

   Non-Inspection · No Entry

   No violations

2. Nov 1, 2024 No Entry

   Non-Inspection · No Entry

   No violations

3. Dec 15, 2023 Pass

   License Re-Inspection · Pass

   No violations

4. Dec 11, 2023 Fail

   License Re-Inspection · Fail

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dead roaches in facility , in areas such as in two door cold holding unit door tracks on left side, next to leg base of shelf in hallway near rear exit and on floor behind cooking equipment. Instructed to remove dead roaches from said areas and clean affected areas.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed two roaches in facility, in dining area crawling on ceiling beam and in rear hallway near exit crawling on ceiling near pipe. Instructed to eliminate roach activity and clean affected areas. Recommend pest control service facility on or after 12/11/2023. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

5. Dec 4, 2023 Fail

   License Re-Inspection · Fail

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 9 roaches in facility, in areas such storage room underneath stairs, 2 in dining room on walls, 1 outside kitchen door, 1 on door of freezer, 1 on top of freezer, 1 in customer washroom on wall, 1 on wall next to freezer and 1 at base of freezer. Instructed to elminate roach activity, clean and sanitize affected areas. Recommended pest control service facility on or after 12/4/2023. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.112: observed dead roaches throughout facility, on dining room floor along walls, behind stove, rear exit in corners, on floor in storage room underneath stairs, on top of pot on bottom shelf next to three compartment sink, on lower white shelf in prep area, on floor in front of black refrigerator and in corner next to black refrigerator on northside wall. Instructed to remove dead roaches and detail clean walls, floors, corners and along bases of walls throughout facility.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

6. Nov 24, 2023 Fail

   License Re-Inspection · Fail

   6 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.111: observed approximately 10 roaches, in areas such as dining area near extra tables along wall, crawling on rear of flat top grill in kitchen, crawling on wall in customer washroom, crawling on wall leading into kitchen near refrigerators, on wall next to three compartment sink and on ceiling leading to rear exit. Instructed to elminate roach activity, clean and sanitize affected areas. Recommended pest control service facility on or after 11/24/2023. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dead roaches in interior of two door cooler and on exterior at top on signage, on floor in dining area in between extra tables along wall, underneath and along walls near two door cooler. Instructed to remove dead roaches and detail clean said areas. Instructed to remove dead roaches from interior of two door cooler, detail clean interior and exterior and sanitize interior.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: 3-307.11 observed no splash guard on left side of handwashing sink in kitchen. Instructed to install splash guard on handwashing sink in kitchen to prevent contamination of equipment of shelves of storage rack.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(c): observed spillage on interior of all three cold holding units and interior of upright black freezer. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.19: observed no self closing device on employee washroom door. Instructed to install self closing devices on washroom door and maintain.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: 5-501.17: observed no covered waste receptacle in customer or employee washroom. Instructed to provide covered waste receptacles in both washrooms and maintain.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13: observed no allergen training for city of chicago certified foodservice manager. Instructed to provide proof of allergen training for all employees with city of chicago certified foodservice manager certificates.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

7. Nov 16, 2023 Fail

   License · Fail

   6 critical13 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no soap at handwashing sink in employee washroom. Instructed to provide soap at all handwashing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no handwashing signage at handwashing sinks in kitchen and in employee washroom. Instructed to post handwashing signage at all handwashing sinks.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no paper towels at handwashing sinks in both washrooms. Instructed hand drying provision shall be provided at all handwashing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no handwashing sink located to to allow convenient use by employees in dining room near hot serving line. Instructed to install handwashing sink to allow convenient use by employees or relocate hot serving line into kitchen in prep area to allow access to handwashing sink in prep/dishwashing area. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no unscented chemical sanitizer on premises. Instructed to provide unscented chemical sanitizer on premises at all times. Priority violation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • CriticalFacility upkeep

     Hot or cold water wasn’t available, or water pressure was too low.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no water provided at utility sink. Instructed to provide hot and cold running water under pressure at utility sink. Priority violation 7-38-030(c)

     Official wording (code 50)

     Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure

   • GeneralFood temperature

     Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no thermometer in two door black refrigerator. Instructed to provide thermometers in all cold holding units.

     Official wording (code 36)

     Thermometers provided & accurate

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no pest control logbook on premises. Instructed to provide pest control log book and maintain on premises at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed four large roaches, in areas such as small storage room underneath stairs, crawling on prep table in kitchen, crawling on floor in between rear exit hallway and kitchen and on wall underneath three compartment sink. Observed two small flies in dining room and kitchen. Instructed to elminate roach and small fly activity, clean and sanitize affected areas.priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed two dead small roaches in freezer above refrigerator. Instructed to remove dead roaches and clean and sanitize affected areas.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the entry way into the prep area not protected from contamination by the public. Must provide a barrier at the entrance to prevent customers from entering the prep area. Observed one door black freezer in rear of dining area across from customer washroom not locked, freezer will be used for tortilla storage. Instructed to install lock on freezer door to prevent public contamination of food in freezer. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed spillage on interior of all three cold holding units and interior of upright black freezer. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Observed drain pipes from washroom and grease trap leading into kitchen floor drain with no air gap leading to floor drain. Instructed to install air gap leading to floor drain.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no self closing device on employee and customer washroom doors. Instructed to install self closing devices on both washroom doors and maintain.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no covered waste receptacle in customer or employee washroom. Instructed to provide covered waste receptacles in both washrooms and maintain.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed hole in wall underneath three compartment sink around white pipe. Observed damaged brick wall leading to rear exit above wall vent cover. Observed hole around wall vent cover in customer washroom. Observed hole in wall at base of wall next to prep table in kitchen. Instructed to smoothly seal for ease of cleanability.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed splashes on walls in hallway leading to rear exit. Instructed to clean or repaint walls in hallway.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dust on wall vent cover in hallway leading to rear exit. Instructed to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 56)

     Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed two missing light bulbs in light fixture in customer washroom. Instructed to replace missing light bulbs and maintain.

     Official wording (code 56)

     Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: No person on site with an original city of chicago food sanitation certificate posted. Must have a person on site with an original city of chicago food sanitation certificate posted on site at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no allergen training for city of chicago certified foodservice manager. Instructed to provide proof of allergen training for all employees with city of chicago certified foodservice manager certificates.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required