Damenzo's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE AND PREPARATION. OBSERVED WASTE WATER LINES RUNNING ALONG THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MOVE THE PREP TABLES OR ENCLOSE THE WASTE WATER LINES. ALSO, OBSERVED RAW MEATS (CHICKEN, BEEF AND CHORIZO) STORED ABOVE COOKED FOODS AND PRODUCE IN THE TACO PREP COOLER AND THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL COOKED FOODS ABOVE RAW FOODS AND TO STORE RAW CHICKEN BELOW ALL OTHER RAW FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STEAM TABLE, PREP TABLES, PREP COOLER, POTATO CUTTER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE BASEMENT, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE ICE MACHINE. CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE BASEMENT FLOOR. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT WALK-IN FREEZERS.
  code 36
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLES. MUST STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE. OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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