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Alicia's Tamales

March 5, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE AT ALL TIMES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR TILES BEHIND MAIN COOKING AREA IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR OR REPLACE FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD COCKROACHES ON FLOOR OF BASEMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS OF ROOM. REMOVE ALL DEAD COCKROACHES AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED BASEMENT FLOOR DRAIN CLOGGED WITH STANDING WATER AND FLOOR DRAIN COVER MISSING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN IN A WORKING ORDER AND REPLACE COVER.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO THERMOMETERS IN REFRIGERATORS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALL REFRIGERATORS NEED INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. A LONG STEM THERMOMETER IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MONITOR LARGE BATCHES OF BEANS AND SALSA ARE BEING PROPERLY COOLED.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

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

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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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