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Carnitas La Esquinita

December 10, 2021 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER BETWEEN 2:30 AND 3:00PM WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS TACOS WERE PREPARED. CERTIFIED MANAGER ANGELICA GUIJOSA ARRIVED ON SITE AT 3PM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT ONE PAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND 1 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED OPPOSITE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF RICE IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT IN WHITE CHEST FREEZER FROZEN IN GROCERY STORE BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY STORE FOOD IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE POT USED FOR MAKING CARNITAS UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CREATE WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR POT AND KEEP ON SITE.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO MOP SINK LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN DINING ROOM, BATHROOM, UNDERNEATH HOOD, AND IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 13, 2020: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 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.