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Carniceria & Fruteria El Mitote

September 4, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MOLDY CAULKING ALONG SEAL OF RICE WATER CONTAINER. MUST REPLACE CAULKING OR DISPENSER. MUST NOT USE TINFOIL, OR PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING AND GRADE TRAP THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND MEAT PREP. HOT HOLDING DISPLAY CASE IN MEAT PREP SEALED/REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR. ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS. LID OF LARGE BOX FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED INSULATION AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REPLACE LID.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN: COOKS LINE ONE DOOR COOLER, REAR STORAGE TALL REACH-IN COOLER, INCLUDING RUSTY AND FOOD ENCRUSTED SHELVING IN TALL COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR DRY STORAGE AND BEHIND COOLER/FREEZER AREA WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. POOLING, STANDING WATER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS IN KITCHEN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN AND MEAT PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE. HOLE IN THE WALL BEHIND THE SMALL BOX FREEZER IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST SEAL.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 12, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.