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Cocula Restaurant

July 1, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, ICE IN BASIN. HANDWASH SINK IN BAR NOT ACCESSIBLE, CONTAINER OF JUICE IN BASIN. HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA COVERED WITH CUTTING BOARD. INSTD TO MAINTAIN HANDWASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES AND TO USE FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION • HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA INOPERABLE, NO RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. INSTD TO REPAIR AND HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE (100F-120F). CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-030(C) • Observed no hand sink in front server area where soup and desserts, coffee, beverages are dispensed. Must provide exposed handwash sink with hot/cold water with adequate city pressure, soap/paper towels, and a handwashing sign in this area. Must maintain same. Priority foundation violation. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). PRIORITY FOUNDATION • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION(I.E. PAPER TOWELS) AT ANY HANDWASH SINKS (IN PREP AREAS AND BAR). INSTD TO PROVIDE HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: MISSING DATE ON SHELLFISH TAGS WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK IS SOLD OR SERVED. INSTD TO RECORD SUCH DATE ON TAG AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
code 14Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING MACHINE UNABLE TO SANITIZE, 0 PPM OF CHLORINE WHEN TESTED. WAREWASHING MACHINE BEING USED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE UNTIL MACHINE REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: STOCK ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED, EXPOSING MOUTH PIECE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY (IE HANDLE UP)
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: BLACK MILK TYPE CRATES BEING USED TO STORE VEGETABLES. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS THAT ARE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: VENTS AND SURROUNDING CEILING TILES WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 18, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 9 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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