El Chisme Rest Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FOUND HOLDING AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46.1F-48.0F. INSTRUCTED TO CHECK AND ADJUST THERMOSTAT IN UNIT IF NOT SET TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTS AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: SAUSAGE-45.6F, 45.8F, COOKED PORK-46.7F, COOKED BEANS-115.3F, COOKED CHICKENS 46.8F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED( 88LB VALUED AT $101.92 DISCARDED). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTALL A SPLASH GAURD ON RIGHT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT WHERE PREP TABLE IS LOCATED(MUST BE INSTALLED AND SEALED AND CONSIST OF A EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE(FOUND A LONG METAL TRAY PROPPED UP AT THE SIDE CLOSEST TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK).
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN GREASE FROM HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPLACE OR CLEAN STAINS FROM CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 16, 2016: 4 findings recurred. 5 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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