El Faro Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A PLASTIC CUP BEING USED AS A SCOOP IN A CONTAINER WITH SLICED PINEAPPLES LOCATED BY THE FRESH JUICE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE UTENSILS SUCH AS TONGS OR SPOONS.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE OF A FREEZER LOCATED IN THE MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES AND YELLOW STAINS. MANAGER REPLACED SAID CUTTING BOARD IMMEDIATELY.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE PREP TABLES THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED BY THE FRUIT JUICE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK ON THE FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED BY THE FRUIT JUICING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 29, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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