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El Gallo Giro#2

August 29, 2017 · 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMP INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. SUCH AS CHICKEN AT 45.8F, 1/2 LB; PICO DE GALLO AT 69.0F, 1 LB; TONGUE AT 46,8F, 1 1/2 LB; CHORIZO AT 56.0F, 1 1/2 LB; AND SHRIMP AT 56.0F, 2 LBS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 40.0F OR LOWER DURING STORAGE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). MANAGER DISCARDED/DENATURED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $350.00.
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: EXIT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED. SIDE OF THE DOOR WITH I/4 OF AN INCH GAP AND BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH OVER 1/4 OF AN INCH GAP. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECTS PROOF THE DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL CLEAN UTENSILS,POTS,PANS, FOOD CONTAINERS,TRAYS,BOWLS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND DUST BUILD-UP.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MAKER, CHOPPING BOARD, PREP TABLES UPPER AND LOWER SHELVE,ALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE BEHIND CHEST FREEZER AND CLOSE TO THE REACH IN TWO DOOR REACH IN FREEZER NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER NOT IN GOOD REPAIR. MUST REPAIR, MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DAMAGED CEILING ABOVE THE PREP COOLER IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER HANDLE UP TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. WIPING CLOTH MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 24, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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