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El Metro

April 29, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WERE ICE IS MADE.BLACK SLIME DRIPPING ON ICE CUBES AT ICE BIN FROM PANELS WITH BLACK SLIME. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE THE UNIT BY CLEANING AND SANITIZING UNIT. FOUND COOKED FOOD(CHOPPED PORK WITH VEGETABLE STORED ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELF HALF UNCOVERED.SHELVES NOT PROPER INSTALLED ON RACK,NOT ABLE TO STORE FOOD ON TOP THE MENTIONED SHELF,MUST RE-INSTALL SHELVES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 8-25-15,REPORT #1459434 #33- INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #34-FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ANY FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES #38-LEAK AT FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TODAY A WRAPPED DIRTY CLOTH AROUND THE FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SAME VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED TODAY(4-29-16) SERRIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PLASTIC UTENSILS USED FOR CUSTOMERS,MUST BE INVERTED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS SPILLAGE AT EXTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,GREASE TRAP,PIPES,SHELVES AND THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: METAL FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IS RUSTY,AND POROUS NOT ABLE TO CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID FLOOR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 25, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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