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Borinquen Lounge

November 9, 2020 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: SOILED WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE KNIVES IN BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE COOKS LINE COOLER MUST PROVIDE A CLEANABLE KNIFE HOLDER.
code 43
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT OF SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MISSING WALLS, OPEN HOLES AND LARGE CREVICES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND REAR DISH WASHING AREA, HOLES IN BASEBOARDS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, NO OPENINGS, HOLES THROUGHOUT.RAW WOODEN WALL AT THE REAR KITCHEN CLEAN POT STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----CRACKED/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.-
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: CRACKED/DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 28, 2020: 6 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.