Carnitas La Esquinita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINERS OF SALSA AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT WITHOUT DATE LABELS. COOKED/PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST HAVE LABEL AND DATE WHEN PRODUCT IS HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE WET MOPS IN BETWEEN USE FOR SANITARY PURPOSES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE THE WOOD SHELF THE MICROWAVE RESTS ON WITH CHIPPED PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO DETIAL CLEAN THE DRY STORAGE RACK ABOVE THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2017: 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.

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