El Caballo Locco

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HANGING THERMOMETERS INSIDE 2 COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: FOUND NO DRAINBOARD FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: FOUND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT MOP SINK NOT OPERATIONAL.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE.MUST SEAL/DRYWALL,ETC.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 4, 2024: 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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