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El Caballo Locco

March 6, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. FOUND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE AROUND INTERIOR PANEL, SIDES AND ALL PARTS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE. "HELD POR INSPECTION" TAG PLACED ON ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED OR OPERATED. WHILE DRAINING WATER IN MIDDLE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WATER COMING UP LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AND OBSERVED SEEPAGE FROM TOP OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DRAINLINE AND GREASE TRAP TO PREVENT INADEQUATE DISPOSAL OF DRAIN WATER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 24
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE GREASE BUILT-UP.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CEILING TILE NOT MAINTAINED IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL WORN CEILING TILE.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND ELEVATE SUPPLIES 6 INCHER OR HIGHER AND AWAY FROM WALL.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 13, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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