El Buen Valle Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE MAKING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT TORTA SANDWICH. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE USING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH TOMATOES, LETTUCE, CHEESE AND BREAD TO MAKE SANDWICH. MUST WEAR GLOVES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 9Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED AL PASTOR AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 83.4F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS HELD AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

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Compared with Pass on June 14, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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