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El Jardin Restaurant

May 17, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE MAIN BAR FLYING OUT OF FLOOR AND SINK DRAINS. LAST PEST CONTROL SERVICE DATED 4-25-16 NOTED NO ACTIVITY AND NOT SERVING FOR FLIES. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR FLIES TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED, SUCH AS BEEF IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 178.9F. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON ALL THREE DOORS OF THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT ON THE COOKS LINE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HOLES IN THE WALLS AROUND ELECTRICAL SOCKETS AND MISSING/DAMAGED WALL AT EXIT DOOR OF THE WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MISSING VENTILATION INSIDE THE WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER OR REPAIR THE BROKEN EXTERNAL THERMOMETER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUL SEWAGE ODOR COMING FROM THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRAIN. DID NOT OBSERVE ANY WASTE WATER BACK-UP. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE ODOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 1, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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