El Lindo Palmar

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES AT REAR DISH WASHING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, DUST AND GREASE ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVES, STORAGE CABINETS, MOP SINK, MICROWAVE OVEN AND DISH WASHING AREA EXPOSED SINK.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DEBRIS/FOOD DEBRIS, DUST AND GREASE ON FLOORS;INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND LONG WALLS AT FRONT PREP, DISH WASHING AREA AND STORAGE BEHIND MOP SINK. ALSO OBSERVED MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT ABOVE AREAS; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST ON HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WALLS IN PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA WITH DRIED FOOD AND GREASE BUILD-UP AND STAINS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS AND REPAINT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS FAUCETS AND PIPES UNDER DISH WASHING AREA EXPOSED SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAUCETS AND PIPES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER THRU-OUT DISH WASHING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLEANING TOWEL IMPROPERLY STORED; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED IN AN APPROVED SANITIZER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 20, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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