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Cocula Restaurant

July 9, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical

Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 7-2-14 ON REPORT# 1490299 NOT CORRECTED: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA STILL NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. LIQUID WASTE ON GROUND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CORRAL, OVERFLOWING TRASH IN DUMPSTERS AND ON GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO BREAK ALL BOXES DOWN BEFORE PLACING IN RECEPTACLES, TO KEEP ALL LIDS CLOSED, AND TO KEEP GROUND AREA CLEAN. CRITICAL VIOLATION FOR NON COMPLIANCE 7-42-090.
code 14Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #14.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(RICE, BEANS, CHICKEN, BEEF, etc). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
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
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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 2, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 3 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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