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El Famous Restaurant

May 15, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND DISPLAY PREP COOLER AND SMALL WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE SAID UNITS:COOKED CHICKEN ,PORK ,SLICED AVOCADO,GUACAMOLE,SOUR CREAM, ETC PRESENT AIR TEMP OF 47.6F TO 48.7F. AIR TEMP OF THE COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE DISPLAY PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:THREE SLICED AVOCADOS AT TEMP OF 54.6F; SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 47.6F; COOKED CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 45.6F TO 47F; GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 47.6F; SHREDDED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48.9F; COOKED PORK AT TEMP OF 47.8F;ALSO FOUND COOKED BEEF TONGUES STORED INSIDE THE SMALL WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 58.1F.FOOD WITH TEMPERATURE ABUSE WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW,HOT FOOD 140F AND ABOVE.POUNDS 10,VALUE 50 CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO PIECES OF BRICKS WITH POROUS SURFACE AND EXCESS DEBRIS UNDER THE FLAT GRILL ,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE USED ONLY FOR HAND WASHING
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: PUDDLE OF WATER AROUND FLOOR DRAIN BY THE ICE MACHINE,IN BASEMENT AREA
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE WASHBOWL AT MEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 23, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.