El Chubasco

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 30 SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALL,CEILING, EXTERIOR OF CONTAINERS AND POTS/PANS. ALSO OBSERVED OVER 15 SMALL FLYING MOTHS IN SAME AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECCOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING WATER AT 3-COMP SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 24
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR IN FOLLOWING AREAS: 1ST FLOOR AT GRILL/PREP AREA, BASEMENT PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AT WALL ABOVE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA NEXT TO PREP AREA. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 4, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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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