Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc.

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNCOVERED FOOD STORED IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO COVER OR WRAP ALL EXPOSED FOOD IN WALK IN FREEZER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD.
  code 15
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO SHEET PANS OF PORK CARNITAS WITH DISCARD DATE OF 3/6/26 STORED IN WALK IN COOLER. PORK CARNITAS(VALUED AT $50/ WEIGHING 6LBS) VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY MANAGER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MONITOR DISCARD DATES ON REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 23
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENING AT RIGHT OF BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN FRONT PREP/BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN FRONT PREP/BAR A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP IN WALK IN FREEZER, OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP AROUND INTERIOR OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AROUND GASKETS, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH CONDENSOR, ON TOP SHELF AND ON CONDENDSOR LINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ICE BUILDUP IN ALL AREAS OF WALK IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROWN BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN TO THE RIGHT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 8, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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