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El Garcia Restaurant

March 20, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • 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: NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOOD SUCH AS TACOS, BURRITOS, GRILLED FISH, CHICKEN ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:40PM.
    code 2Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: MISSING CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVIRUS, PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: ALL CLEAN UTENSILS, POTS, PANS AND FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE/DOWN INVERTED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND DUST BUILD UP.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST REPLACE GROCERY BAG BEING USED TO STORED FROZEN FOOD WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
    code 47
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE WASTE RECEPTACLES INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS IN THE FIRST FLOOR NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 29, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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