El Garcia Restaurant

January 17, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings4
  • 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 CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION WHILE TEMPERATURE SAFETY FOR CONTROL FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN AND BEEF). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012
    code 2Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN UP KIT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
    code 5Priority
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: FOUND NO REMINDER/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON MENU FOR UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS BEING SOLD. (UNDERCOOKED STEAK). MUST DISCLOSE ALL UNDERCOOKED ITEMS ON MENU.ALSO, INCLUDE REMINDER STAEMENT IN MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
    code 25
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECT FROM INSPECTION DATED 10/11/2018, INSPECTION #2229591. VIOLATION #37 ALL BULK SPICE BINS MUST BE LABELED VIOLATION #51 BROKEN URINAL IN THE BASEMENT MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR VIOLATION #54 MUST REMOVE ALL PLASTIC CRATES FROM THE GROUND INSIDE THE GARBAGE CORRAL AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF UNNECESSARY ITEMS VIOLATION #55 MISSING FLOOR TILE AT THE DESSERT DISPLAY CASE. MUST REPLACE.----FLOORS DIRTY WITH DEBRIS UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOOR AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CEILING IN THE BASEMENT MEN'S WASHROOM BLACKENED WITH MOLD. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE MOLD.--- EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE CEILING VENTS ABOVE THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE BAR DRINK PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LOCKERS/STORAGE SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES.----ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE REMOVED. ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. VIOLATION #57 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. VIOLATION #58 NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-42-090
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 11, 2018: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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