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Brasa Roja Restaurant

January 9, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FRONT CHICKEN COOKING AREA AND EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FRONT DRINK PREP AREA ARE NOT PROPERLY NAINTAINED. HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO STRIPPED FAUCET HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX. (RUNNING WATER AVAILABLE WHEN MAIN VALVE UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HANDSINKS ARE TURNED ON). INSTRUCTED TO TEMPORARILY USE EXPOSED HANDSINK FOR HANDWASHING IN REAR MAIN PREP AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE (WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 133.3F). INSTRUCTED TO FIX. MUST PROVIDE AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 140F. HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT TAGGED 'HELD FOR INSPECTION'. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED. WHEN FIXED, MUST FAX A REQUEST FOR RE INSPECTION AT 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL FORM TO CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG TO PROPERLY ENSURE THAT THE SAID EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED AND THE 'HELD FOR INSPECTION' TAG CAN BE REMOVED PRIOR TO USED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (ROAST CHICKEN) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING DISPLAY AND SERVICE INSIDE HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT. NOTED ROAST CHICKEN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 122.8F, 121.6F, 123.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 140F AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 40F. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE OF $125.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 60 POUNDS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL STORAGE RACKS IN REAR BASEMENT AREA.---------MUST SEAL OR PAINT RAW WOOD DOOR FRAME LEADING TO MAIN PREP AREA.
code 32
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED INSIDE HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT (FRONT PREP AREA).
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH (2) 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR MAIN PREP AREA AND IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.---------MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET NECK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT AND THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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