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Cabos Baja Cafe And Grill

February 26, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE PRESENTED BUT NO CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS ON SITE (SLICED TOMATOES, BEEF, CHICKEN SAUSAGE) WITH NO DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING ON ALL TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH A 7 DAY DISCARD DATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 23
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT BEEF MEAT AND BEEF SAUSAGE IS STORED IN SAME FOOD CONTAINER.MUST STORED SEPARATELY IN DIFFERENT CONTAINERS .
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT EMPLOYEE WORE UNPROVED JEWELRY ON HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD.MUST REMOVE AND FREE OF UNPROVED JEWELRY SO HANDS CAN BE PROPERLY WASHED.
code 40
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT UTENSILS IN USE ARE STORED IN COLD WATER,MUST STORED UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER, UNDER HOT WATER (135 f AND ABOVE)AND IN CLEAN PLACE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 43
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN ACCUMULATED DUST ON WATER PIPES ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR DETACHED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #60
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUSLY CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM 9/21 18 REPORT # 2222740. NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED .UPGRADED TO PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION . 7-38.090.CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 27, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 4 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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