El Che Steakhouse & Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS AT BAR AND MAIN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER IN WHICH OYSTERS WERE BEING STORED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS AT A COST OF $20.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER PIPE OVER TO GO CONTAINERS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES. INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD WASTE WATER PIPE OR MOVE TO-GO CONTAINERS AND SUPPLIES FROM UNDERNEATH WASTE WATER PIPE.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LID BROKEN ON CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR.
  code 47
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on February 16, 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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