Alex Cafe/Torta Futboleras

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF SERVICE ON SITE OR AVAILABLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE LICENSED PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK, WHICH CONTAINS SERVICE RECEIPTS, DIAGRAM OF FACILITY, AND COPY OF PEST CONTROL BUSINESS LICENSE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS STAINED AND WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO CLEAN , SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN SAME OR REPLACE. CONDENSOR LINE LEAKING AT FRONT PREP COOLER CAUSING WATER ACCUMULATION ON BOTTOM OF UNIT. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MEAT SLICER, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF PREP COOLER, EXTERIOR SIDES AND DOORS OF ALL COOLERS, AND SINKS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR FRONT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME. FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME. LEAK AT REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INTERNAL THERMOMETER MISSING FOR PREP COOLER. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 25, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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