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El Famous Restaurant

October 25, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF OF 48.6F - 50F., COOKED PEPPER WITH CHEESE AT TEMP OF 55.5F; SHREDDED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 50.5; DICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 51.6F; SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 48.9F,SHREDDED LETTUCE AT TEMP OF 50.9F. FOOD WAS STORED INSIDE COOLER. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 10,VALUE 20. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
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 FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT / INSECT PROOFED, AN HALF INCH TO ONE INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF/INSECT PROOF DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ONCE FOOD AND NON FOOD PRODUCTS ARE REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST PROVIDE LABEL.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE , INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA BETWEEN SMALL COOLER AND STOVE
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA,ABOVE PREP TABLES AND UNDER THE HOOD.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A FLOOR BASE FOR A MOP SINK INSTALLED IN THE KITCHEN , HOWEVER NO FAUCET IS PROVIDED, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FAUCET WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER.ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OR UN THREAD FAUCET.NEED TO FOLLOW CITY PLUMBING CODE
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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