✕

Cuba 312

May 24, 2023 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED MENU WITHOUT DISCLOSURE ADDED TO UNDERCOOKED AND COOKED TO ORDER ITEMS SUCH AS EL PADRINO, MAR Y TIERRA AND CASTRO'S LAST MEAL. INSTRUCTED TO ADDED DISCLOSURE TO MENU ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL CONTAINER OF SEASONING IN KITCHEN PREP AREA ON SHELF NEXT TO GRILL AREA WITHOUT COMMON NAME ON OUTSIDE OF CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE.MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS. • OBSERVED SHELF ABOVE STOVE TOP LINED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOIL AND MAINTAIN SHELF IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARD ABOVE ONE DOOR COOLER IN KITCHENN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. NOTED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN WALL AND PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNIFE STORAGE RACK. • OBSERVED SHELVES ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER AND LIDS OF FREEZERS IN BASEMENT WITH RUST ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF FRYER INSIDE CABINET. OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ONE DOOR SILVER COLD HOLDING UNIT IN KITCHEN PREP WITH BUILDUP ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP INTO TWO COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN THE WATER IS RELEASED FROM THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED AREA AROUND DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER WITH DEBRIS SURROUNDING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DEBRIS UNDERNEATH BASEMENT STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING IN MENS WASHROOM. OBSERVED MISSING TILES ON FRONT EXTERIOR BASE OF MOP SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER SUCH AS WASHER, DRYER, BIKE AND WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO DECLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND CLEAN BACKYARD TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FILTERS IN HOOD IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING VENT COVER IN MENS AND WOMENS WASHROOM AND DUSTY FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on May 12, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in North Center

See every restaurant in North Center →

About this record

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.