El Castillo Meat Market

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

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE FILTERS ABOVE HAS GREASE BUILDUP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE STORE SHELVES HAS DUST ON IT. ALSO CLEAN FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS AND IN TBE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE THE STAINED AND BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS DUST BUILDUP.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. FOUND CLUTTER BEHIND THE COUNTER AND IN THE BACK STORE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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