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Cantina On Madison

August 27, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPSTAIRS WOMENS AND MENS RESTROOMS RANGING BETWEEN 80-83F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN, PORK) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED SHRIMP, GUAC, AND SHREDDED CHEESE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN LEFT PREP COOLER AT THE COOKLINE IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA; 5 LBS OF COOKED SHRIMP AT 53.2F, 5LBS OF GUAC AT 51.4, AND 5LBS OF SHREDDED CHEESE AT 50.9. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. FOOD EMPLOYEE DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS. FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $20. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: LEFT PREP COOLER IN FRONT OF COOKLINE IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER TO BE AT 55F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED 20 UNDERNEATH PLASTIC UTENSIL SHELVING IN THE REAR, AND 10 UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE. FACILITY WAS SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL THE DAY OF INSPECTION 8/27/2024. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-020(A).
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF PREP COOLERS AT THE COOKLINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINAGE AND A LEAK FROM THE PIPING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT BULB WITHOUT A LIGHT SHIELD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 30, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.