Alex Cafe/Torta Futboleras

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER: HAM 50.1F, PORK 53.4F. SHREDDED CHEESE 52.1F, SLICED CHEESE 50.2F. ALL SAID FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 15LBS, $50 VALUE CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER BEING USED IS IN POOR REPAIR AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES, INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 56.5F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
  code 33
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: MISSING SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN HANDWASH SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR BREAD. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR AS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTD TO OBTAIN VERIFICATION OF TRAINING ON SITE
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: MISSING ALLRGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 2, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 8 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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