El Lindo Palmar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• 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: EVIDENCE OF LIVE ACTIVITY ON PREMISES OBSERVED 30 PLUS GNATS ON WALL BY COUNTER ON POTOTOES AND ONION STORAGE AND AROUND BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL LIVE ACTIVITY AND DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOODS INISDE COOLER NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. FOODS INSIDE DEEP FREEZER NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOODS IN FOOD GRADE FREEZER BAGS OR STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: SINKS, PREP COUNTER, COOLERS, EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTER, STORAGE SHELVES, CABINETS UNDER SINKS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR BEHIND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS DAILY AND REPAIR FLOOR IN TOILET ROOMS AND UNDER UTILITY SINK, TO HAVE SMOOTH, EASY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS, CEILING AND LIGHT AND VENTILATION COVERS THORUGH OUT PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN LIGHT AND VENTILATION COVERS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO CLOSE GAPS IN WALLS AND CEILING AND REPAINT SURFACES.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: VENTILATION NOT PROVIDED INISDE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXHAUST FAN. FAUCET NOT MAINTAINED AT EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF RUNNING WATER. DRAINLINE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PREVENT LEAK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: UNUSED EQUIPMENT-2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REMOVE FROM CLUTTER FROM PREMISES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 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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