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5411 Empanadas

March 2, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE DURING THIS INSPECTION. SINK BLOCKED BY UNUSED COOLER AND WITNESSED FOOD PREPARER USING THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES. MANAGEMENT MOVED COOLER DURING THE INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED IE; BEEF EMPANADA AT 172.4. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED 40 MINUTES LATER.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 1023-15 NOT CORRECTED. #32- STAND UP REACH IN FREEZER (BY MICROWAVE) DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKET.#41- BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED ALONG EAST AND WEST WALLS. ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES MUST BE REMOVED AND INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE ALL OTHER ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED, READY TO EAT SAUCES IN THE COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MISSING COUNTER TILES IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE. TALL REACH-IN COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKET TORN AND ANOTHER COOLER FOUND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR AND REPLACE RUBBER GASKET.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR VENT COVER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE REAR PREP. MUST REPLACE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: GAS POWERED GENERATOR AND ALL OTHER UNNECESSARY ARTICLES UNDER FRONT PREP COUNTER MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 23, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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