El Gallo Giro#2

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INFORMATION GIVEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 3Priority
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 23
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OR DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER POSTED AND ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INFORMATION GIVEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 25
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABEL FOR FOOD CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (EG SALT, SUGAR, RICE, FLOOR ETC).
  code 37
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT OR REPLACE STORAGE METAL RACKS WITH RUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ABOVE DINING AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE INOPERABLE LIGHT BULB INSIDE REACH-IN FREEZER IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH INCOMPLETE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 15, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 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.

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