Chisme Express Inc.

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN UPRIGHT COOLERS: RICE 54.2F, RED SALSA 53.9F, EGGS 52.3F, BEANS 47.9F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME APPROX 30LBS $100 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: BOTH UPRIGHT COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OF 55.6F AND 59.0F. ALSO NOTED CONDENSOR LEAKING ON FLOOR FROM COOLERS. COOLERS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
  code 33
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MISSING LID FOR ICE MACHINE, USING A GARBAGE BAG AS COVER. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER COVER FOR ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. RUST NOTED AT BOTTOM OF GREASE TRAP OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 6, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.