Birrieria La Barca

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. SPLASHGUARDS NEEDED AT REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK LOCATED INBETWEEN PREP TABLES. CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA STAINED, WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: COOLERS INCLUDING DOORS AND TRACKS, AND SINKS IN REAR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER/UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 10, 2014: 3 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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