Damenzo's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE REAR PREP WALK-IN COOLER AND BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED BEEF AT 50F, CHICKEN AT 52F, SOUR CREAM AT 51F, ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 47F, SALSA AT 50F, EGGS AT 51F, HEAVY CREAM AT 52F, AND MILK AT 49F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS COLD BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND BASEMENT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA HAD AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F, AND THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER HAD AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE TCS FOODS, SUCH AS MEAT AND CHEESES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC CUPS USED AS LIDS FOR SALSAS AND STORED INSIDE THE SALSA CONTAINER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE A UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO SCOOP SALSA FROM THE CONTAINERS.
  code 43
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNWRAPPED PLASTIC SINGLE-USE UTENSILS SUCH AS FORKS, KNIVES, AND SPOONS STORED IN A CARDBOARD BOX IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS IN A PROPER, CLEAN CONTAINER.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 28, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.