Cardona's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:COOKED BLACK BEANS AT TEMP OF 44.6F TO 51F;COOKED BEEF TONGUE AT TEMP OF47.6F -49.6F -50F; COOKED BEEF AT TEMP OF 46.2F TO 47.4F;COOKED RICE AT TEMP OF 49F TO 51F; ALL FOOD MENTIONED WERE STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER.FOOD WAS COOKED ON 9-8-10.FRESH CHEESE STORED ON TOP THE COUNTER AT TEMP OF 75F.NO PROOF OF TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG OF FOOD PRODUCTS PROVIDED ON PREMISES.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 30,VALUE 80.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(a) HOOOO63969-17
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED LIDS BROKEN (MISSING PART IN THE MIDDLES AND SIDE OF LIDS)NOT ABLE TO CLOSE GARBAGE CONTAINER..GROUND NOT CLEANED ,FOOD DEBRIS AROUND AND BEHIND THE CONTAINER(AVACADO PEELS, CUPS,ETC.).INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS,AND CLEAN GROUND,TO MINIMIZE RODENT AND INSECTS ACTIVITIES.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020 HOOOO63969-17
  code 19
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE A DRAIN SHELF FOR ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.ALSO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP COUNTER,WERE MEAT SLICER IS STORED. REPLACE MISSING HANDLE OF WHITE REACH IN FREEZER,AND REPLPACE BROKEN HANDLE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.REMOVE FOOD DEBRI ON SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.FOUND A FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A THREAD,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UN THREAD FAUCET,
  code 38

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