El Buen Valle Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeTag Removal
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOODS FROM CARRYOUT BAGS & PROVIDE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.MUST LABEL & DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS & FREEZERS.MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE KNIVES PROPERLY & NOT IN BETWEEN TABLES
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN BOOTH SEATS,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON WALK IN COOLER,1- DOOR PREP COOLER,CHEST FREEZER LID IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 2- DOOR COOER & WALK IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER,PREP TABLES,SOME COOLERS,OVEN,DISH RACKS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA & DINING AREA.MUST CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WET AREA RUG FROM BASEMENT FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE MOLDED DRY WALL IN BASEMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE UPPER WALLTRIM IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,LOOSE WALLBASES LEADING TO TOILET ROOM,FRONT ENTRY DOOR GAP ALONG TOP OF DOOR,CEILING IN REAR WATER STAINED.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS BEHIND FREEZERS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY
  code 37
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER & REFRIGERATOR
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE OR ELIMINATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 17, 2014: 10 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.