El Buen Valle Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 MICE DROPPINGS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER BY COFFEE MACHINE AND BEHIND REACH IN COOLER AT REAR KITCHEN AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED. (7-38-020)
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, BEANS, ETC.)
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH IN FREEZER WITH DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.(MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE)
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR KITCHEN AREAS AND BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER AT REAR OF PREMISES.(OLD DEEP FRYERS ETC.)
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 21, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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.