Birriera Zaragoza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND FOOD STORED AT STEAM TABLE: REFRIED BEANS AT TEMP OF 71.9F; TWO KIND OF COOKED RICE AT TEMP OF 69.7F TO 71.9F; MELTED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 55.9F; CORN AT TEMP OF 67.9F. FOUND FOOD STORED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER/PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:CHICKEN KABOB AT TEMP OF 48.9F TO 49.9F, HOME MADE SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 50.5F, COOKED PASTA AT TEMP OF 55.6F AND 30 FRESH EGGS AT TEMP OF 49.7F TO 51.9F AND COLESLAW AT TEMP OF 50.8F. NO TEMPERATURE HOLDING OR COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED, ALSO NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 14,VALUE $30. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-10-13,REPORT #1235778. #32-REACH IN FREEZER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GASKETS STILL TODAY OBSERVED THE SAME VIOLATION.FREEZER DOOR HAS A GAP,UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. BUILD UP ICE AROUND DOOR, ON TOP FOOD BOXES.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: METAL SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF ENCRUSTED FOOD.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: SWEEP FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA,INCLUDED UNDER SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 10, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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