El Faro Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING, SOUP, CHICKEN, BEANS, SLICED AVOCADO. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING (SALAD) READY TO EAT FOOD(LETTUCE) AND TACOS WITH BARE HANDS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF ALL SLICED LETTUCE AND TORILLA WITH CHEESE AND USE GLOVES FOR PREPARING ALL READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED. ITEMS WERE VOLUNATRILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST OF ORDER $55.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ORANGE SOILED TOWELS STORED IMPROPERLY ON PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE SANITIZER BUCKET WITH SANITIZER STRENGTH AT @ LEAST 50 PPM.
  code 41
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPACE WHERE BEVERAGE DISPENSERS ARE LOCATED WITH EXCESSIVE SPILLS AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE WITH SLIGHT WATER LEAK ON EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 15, 2023: 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.