El Barco Restaurant

June 22, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings14
critical findings5

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN WOMENS WASHROOM. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN FRONT BAR, ALSO NOTED NO HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD DISPENSING AREA. A HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE LOCATED TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN ALL FOOD PREPERATION AREAS AND FOOD DISPENSING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED UNKNOWN DRAIN HOSE DRAINING INTO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREPARATION/DISHWASHING AREA. HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE USED FOR HANDWASHING PURPOSES ONLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DRAIN HOSE FROM SAID SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: FOUND OYSTERS STORED IN COLD HOLDING UNIT WITHOUT SHELLSTOCK TAGS.SHELLSTOCK TAGS OR LABELS SHALL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER IN WHICH THE SHELLSTOCK ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MANAGER DISCARD OYSTERS AT TIME OF INSPECTION.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND 90 DAY SHELLSTOCK TAGS KEPT FOR RECORD KEEPING MISSING LAST SERVED OR SOLD DATE. THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED SHALL BE RECORDED ON THE TAG OR LABEL. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: FOUND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN AND FISH) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEANING MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND CLEANING MATERIALS (GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: FOUND RAW CHICKEN STORED OVER READY TO EAT SALSA, ALSO NOTED FISH STORED OVER RAW GARLIC LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED FISH PACKAGE LEAKING. FOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION BY SEPARATING RAW ANIMAL FOODS AND READY TO EAT FOODS DURING STORAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND ICE MACHINE FILLED WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. ALSO NOTED PINK SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT PANEL LOCATED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANTITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ICE IS UED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS AT 00 PPM. INSTRUCTED TO USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES AND TO NOT USE DISH MACHINE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING AT A MINIMUM OF 50 PPM. MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME. DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED UNTIL NOTIFIED BY CDPH FOR RE-INSPECTION. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE TO FIX ISSUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (TCS): BLACK BEANS, SALSA HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ANY READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW OYSTERS ON MENU SAID ITEM IS SERVED RAW. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOOTNOTE AND DISCLOSURE FOR MENU ITEMS THAT ARE SERVED RAW/ PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND APPROX 4 LIVE ROACHES UNER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. FOUND 1 LIVE ROACH INSIDE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED APPROX. 5-6 FLIES LOCATED IN WAREWASHING AREA, FRONT PREP AREA AND DISPENSING AREA. THE PREMISES MUST BE MAINTAINED FREE FROM PEST. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND DEAD ROACH LOCATED IN 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. FOUND DEAD SPIDER INSIDE REACH IN COOLER LOCATED AT FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: FOUND HAND DRYER INOPERABLE LOCATED IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND 4 INCH DEEP HOTEL PANS STORED UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ALSO NOTED BLACK TUBS STORED ON RACK ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA. ALL PANS ARE FILLED WITH GREASE, RAW MEAT. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND UNSEALED CEMENT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WALK IN COOLER. ALL FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • FOUND BROKEN FLOOR TILE FILLED WITH WATER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ENTRANCE OF FRONT BAR AND DISH STATION LOCATED IN FRONT FOOD DISPENSING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIBVE AMOUNT OF ACCUMILATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS LOCATED UNDER, BEHIND AND THE SIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREPERATION. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CEMENT GROUND LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER FILLED WITH UNKNOWN LIQUID. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED BY CORRECT BY DATE FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2473115 ON 1/26/21: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY. PRIOIRTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 26, 2021: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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