Azteca De Oro Mexican Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND REFRIED BEANS COOKED ON 3-6-10, STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMPERATURE OF 46.5F AND 46.7F.FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 12, VALUE 10.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO60146-10
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-12-09,REPORT #156550,(#41)INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLUTTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA(PILE OF WOOD),TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT HABORAGES.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090 HOOOO60146-10
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.NEED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD PRODUCTS THAT IS SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. STORED IN DISPLAY COOLER(NAME, INGREDIENTS ETC)
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.A KNIFE RACK IS NEEDED IN FRONT PREP AREA, DO NOT STORE KNIFE BETWEEN COOLERS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.DETAIL CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALSO INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER,GREASE BUILD UP.OBSERVED PINK MINERAL BUILD UP IN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.REPAIR LEAKING PIPE UNDER MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

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