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El Caballo Locco

August 29, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
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: OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS- 2 AT BAR BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, 2 ON SHELF BY PREP AREA HAND WASH BOWL, 3 INSIDE UNUSED REACH IN PREP 2-DOOR COOLER AT CORNERS/DOOR HINDGES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. MUST SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR DRAIN COVER LOOSE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST REATTACH/TIGHTEN FLOOR DRAIN COVER TO FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES AT BAR AROUND WOOD AND COUNTER TOP AND AT PREP AREA BY HAND WASH BOWL AND WALL. MUST SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on August 24, 2017: 4 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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