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Cescas Margarita Bar & Grill

March 3, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT THE BASEMENT PREP EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. NO ACCESSIBLE PAPER TOWELS AT THE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PUMP HAND SOAP DISPENSER FOUND INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES AT ALL HAND SINKS AND REVIEWED THAT HAND SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO CHECK SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT THE BAR AND BASEMENT DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE KNIVES AND UTENSILS BETWEEN WALLS AND ELECTRICAL PIPING AND WALLS AND SINKS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE AND MUST REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES POROUS, STONE MORTARS USED AS FOOD CONTAINERS THAT ARE UNABLE TO BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DIRTY WALL WITH FOOD SPLATTER UNDER THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE WEST SIDE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL NEEDED FOR USE.
code 43
Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area

Inspector note: UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA IE: EMPLOYEES FAMILY.
code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 17, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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