5411 Empanadas

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 250 LBS OF BEEF, CHICKEN, AND PORK EMPENADADAS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 106F TO 120F IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD HOT TCD FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. VALUED AT $250.
  code 21
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT OR COLD WATER AT THE HAND-SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE WATER IMMEDIATELY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 26, 2018: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings 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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