El Encanto Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED OR SERVED,(IE RICE,CHICKEN,STEAK,ETC)ALSO NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR FOOD SANITATION CLASS.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND 5-HOLES IN FLOORS IN BASEMENT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS.ALSO FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN BASEMENT.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.STORAGE IN DISH AREA MUST BE ELEVATED AT LEAST 6-INCHES OFF FLOORS.
  code 34
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.MUST INSTALL.
  code 37

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 20, 2012: 3 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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