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Altavista Foods

December 30, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOUTH SIDE WALK IN COOLER WITH LEAKING CEILING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CELING OF SOUTH SIDE WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED NORTH SIDE WALK IN COOLER WITH EXCESS FROZEN CONDENSATE. DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTENTS. MUST REPLACE FAUCET SO THAT IT REACHES AND CAN FILL ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 • OBSERVED NO TESTING DEVICE ON SITE TO TEST SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAITON 7-38-005
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP SINK UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAI MOP SINK.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT WATER HANDLE TO MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR. MUST RESTORE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO MOP SINK AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED HAND SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. REPAIR LEAK AND MAINTAIN SINK. OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS ARE NEEDED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOUTH END WALK IN COOLER WITH BLACK MILDEW LIKE SUBSTANCE ON CEILING AND WALL NEAR CONDENSER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN WLAK IN COOLER. • OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM ARE IN DISREPAIR AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. OBSERVED WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMETN SINK UNCLEAN WITH SPLATTER. OBSERVED WALL BEHIND PREP COUNTER IN NORTH SIDE WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN. CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FLOOR OR SOUTH SIDE WALK IN COOLER WITH STANDING WATER. MAINTAIN CLEAN DRY FLOOR.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 14, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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