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El Churrito

April 15, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Food Obtained From Approved Source
Inspector note: VARIETY OF PALETAS AND HAND PACKED ICE CREAM ON SITE AND OFFERED FOR SALE FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE, NO INVOICES OR LABELS ON PRODUCT. ALL PRODUCT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER INVOICE FROM KNOWN AND PROPERLY LICENSED SOURCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 11Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3.501.17(A) VARIETY OF FOOD NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED (OPENED DELI MEAT, PACKAGED GELATINS, INDIVIDUAL CAKE SLICES) REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT TCS FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: NO LABELS ON SLEEVED PALETAS OFFERED FOR SALE. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS AS REQUIRED (COMMON NAME, INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACTURED, PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR • MISSING ALLERGEN INFORMATION ON PALETAS. (MILK, PEANUTS, NUTS, ETC). INSTD TO PROVIDE NAME OF THE FOOD SOURCE FOR EACH MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN CONTAINED IN THE PALETA AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 37
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED, UNABLE TO DRAIN PROPERLY. WATER MUST BE RELEASED AT EXTREMELY SLOW INTERVALS TO PREVENT WATER FROM ACCUMULATING ON FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO DRAIN PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: SMALL LEAK AT PIPE UNDERNEATH FRONT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE.
code 51
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 2, 2017: 8 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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