Alhambra Palace Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️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 MANAGER ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; RICE, CHICKEN, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. REPAIR MISSING CAULKING AROUND SINK ATTACHED TO DISH MACHINE. REPAIR/REPLACE CRACKED MIRRORS ON WALL IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN MICROWAVES, CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS & FREEZERS IN REAR PREP AREA, AND SODA NOZZLES & CADDY'S AT ALL BARS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, FLOORS IN ALL PRIVATE ROOMS ON THE 2ND FLOOR, AND BEHIND THE MAIN BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR HOLE IN WALL ABOVE THE MOP SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE LOWER CORNER NEXT TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM KITCHEN FILTERS. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM ALL CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOMS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3-COMP SINK ACROSS FROM THE DISH MACHINE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR, IN PRIVATE ROOMS AND IN THE KITCHEN, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE IN SAID AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 15, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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