El Chisme Rest Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BLADE OF CAN OPENER AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN. THE RUBBER GASKET AT THE TWO DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER ON THE LEFT SIDE IN KITCHEN IS IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE GASKET TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNIT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE GRILL AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR STORAGE ROOM BEHIND PIZZA PREP AREA UNDER SHELVES, INSIDE OF WALK-IN FREEZER AND BEHIND/AROUND VARIOUS HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SOME DUST OBSERVED ON BOTH VENTILATION FANS ON THE CEILINGS OF BOTH WASHROOMS; REMOVE DUST FROM FANS. SOME DUST OBSERVED ON THE CEILING AND AROUND THE FANS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER; REMOVE DUST FROM WALK-IN COOLER CEILING. SOME DUST ON CEILING FAN IN PIZZA PREP AREA; REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING FAN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 14, 2014: 1 finding 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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