El Barco Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: Observed the final rinse cycle temperature gauge not working on the high temp dishwashing machine. Instructed manager dishwashing machines shall maintain a suitable thermometers and chemical test kits. serious citation issued #7-38-030.
  code 22
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING AND REPAIRING IN THE PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE MISSING TILES UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REGROUT FLOORS TO PREVENT SANDING WATER IN BETWEEN TILES.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.