El Gallo Mexican Food Inc.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT/TEMPERED WATER AT WASHBOWL IN CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT/TEMPERED WATER FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 26
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER STAIRWAY IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE ICE MACHINE AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS IN BASEMENT.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR COLD WATER LEAK UNDER WASHBOWL IN CUSTOMER WASHROOM AND OVERHEAD LEAK IN BASEMENT.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REMOVE ALL EMPTY CARDBOARD CHICKEN BOXES OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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