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Cocula Restaurant

July 2, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN AREA, AND OBSERVED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO WASH ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE OR WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE WASTE AND GREASE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. GREASE BUILD-UP FOUND ON LID TO GREASE RECEPTACLE, OVERFLOWING TRASH NOTED IN GARBAGE DUMPSTERS(LIDS UP). ALL LIDS MUST BE KEPT CLOSED AND EXTERIOR OF GREASE RECEPTACLE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN(GROUND IN CORALE MUST ALSO BE KEPT CLEAN). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK FOOD ITEMS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED IN ALL COOLERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED PROPERLY(WITH HABDLES UP OR OUT) TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY LEGS AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN REAR STORAGE AREA. DISCONTINUE STORING UNCOVERED BREADS IN GARBAGE BAGS, AND STORING UNCOVERED FOODS IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER, MUST USE FOOD GRADE APPROVED PLASTIC BAGS FOR STORING UNCOVERED FOOD.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, INTERIOR (WHITE PANEL) OF ICE MACHINE, EXTERIORS AND SIDES OF PREP TABLES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND SINKS THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS LONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT(GREASE BUILD-UP), AND IN HOT WATER TANK CLOSET(DEBRIS AND DIRT) ACROSS FROM OFFICE IN DINING ROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SEAL OPENINGS(2) IN WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA. CLEAN GREASY BUILD-UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND FROM ATTACHED PIPES AND LINES CONNECTED TO COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT(DUST AND DIRT BUILD-UP).
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK IN REAR, AND LEAKY PIPE BEHIND DISH MACHINE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORE UNUSED EQUIPMENT(GYRO MACHINE).
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 29, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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