El Gordo Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. DUST ON AIR VENTS IN WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER ,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;INTERIOR OF 3 DOOR PREP COOLER UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. RACKS/SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA UNCLEAN,GREASY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;RACKS INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLER UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; EXTERIOR AND RUBBER GASKET OF 2 DOOR COOLER AT THE REAR AREA ,VERY DIRTY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 19, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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