ROCKY'S TACOS Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. REACH IN COOLER AT 48.0F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005.

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND SALSAS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS OF HOMESTYLE RED HOT SAUCE AT TEMPERATURES RANGING 48.9F - 58.4F APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS HOMESTYLE GREEN HOT SAUCE AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROMN 46.7F - 58.5F. ALSO,(PICO DE GALLO SAUCE) ABOUT 1 POUND OF DICED RAW TOMATO,ONION, AND HOT PEPPER SAUCE AT 47.6F. CITRICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005. DISPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 21 POUNDS OF SALSAS DISPOSED. VALUE ABOUT 70 DOLLARS.

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND SALSAS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS OF HOMESTYLE RED HOT SAUCE AT TEMPERATURES RANGING 48.9F - 58.4F APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS HOMESTYLE GREEN HOT SAUCE AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROMN 46.7F - 58.5F. ALSO,(PICO DE GALLO SAUCE) ABOUT 1 POUND OF DICED RAW TOMATO,ONION, AND HOT PEPPER SAUCE AT 47.6F. CITRICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005. DISPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 21 POUNDS OF SALSAS DISPOSED. VALUE ABOUT 70 DOLLARS.

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.