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El Guero
February 26, 2014 · Fail
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- official resultFail
- resultFail
- inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
- failed findings9
- critical findings0
Failed findings
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toxic items stored near foodOfficial wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The InspectorsInspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. REAR DOOR ON SOUTH WALL ON SALES FLOOR FOUND WITH A 1/2 INCH OPENING AT THE BOTTOM IN THE WEST CORNER OF THE DOOR , AND REAR EXIT DOOR AT STAIR WELL LEADING INTO MAIN BASEMENT FOUND WITH AN OPENING 2 INCHES WIDE AT THE RIGHT DOOR AND 1/4 INCH OPENING FOUND ALONG SIDE OF SAME DOOR AT THE CENTER. ALL DOORS MUST BE IN GOOD REPAIR AND TIGHT-FITTING AT BOTTOMS AND SIDES TO PREVENT DODENT ENTRY. 20 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER (ON SHELVES AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS) INSIDE FOOD PREP AREA IN MEAT DEPT. 70 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED THROUGHOUT MAIN BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, ON FLOORS UNDERNEATH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ON UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND REQUEST A VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
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Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As NeededInspector note: ALL COOKED/PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELLED AND DATED IF HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: ALL RUSTY STORAGE/DISPLAY SHELVES MUST BE PAINTED OR REPLACED. ALL WOODEN STORAGE SHELVES WHERE SURFACE IS WEARING AWAY MUST RE-PAINTED.
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: PIPES CONNECTED TO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA, EXTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN SAME AREA, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT MAIN BASEMENT.
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Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods UsedInspector note: : MUST REPAIR ALL SECTIONS OF FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE FLOOR TILES ARE MISSING, AND AREAS ARE NOT LEVEL. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS OF BUSINESS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA OF FLOOR BY FLOOR DRAIN IN BASEMENT.
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Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector note: CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS AND ON SALES FLOOR WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL PANELING AT CORNERS OF WALL(S) IN MEAT DEPT. AND WHERE NEEDED.
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thermometers missingOfficial wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures ShieldedInspector note: PROVIDE SHIELDS FOR ALL LIGHTS THROUGHOUT WHERE MISSING IN ALL FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. REPLACE ALL BLOWN LIGHTS.
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pests in the houseOfficial wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And MaintainedInspector note: PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR ALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN ALL PREP AREAS. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
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grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly StoredInspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK IN MEAT DEPT. FOOD PREP AREA NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE, MUST REARRANGE FREEZER EQUIPMENT ALLOWING EASY ACCESS TO HANDWASHING FACILITY IN THIS AREA.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Fail on February 24, 2014: 9 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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