El Metro

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIEWS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 4-29-16,REPORT #1763893 #22-NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. TODAY(5-12-16) STILL NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-42-090
  code 14Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: VIOLATION UPGRADED TO VIOLATION#14
  code 22
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 4-29-16,REPORT #1763893 NOT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS,(BOARD WAS HANGED ABOVE THE ATM MACHINE DIRECTLY FROM WASH ROOM),INSTEAD WAS DISPLAYED INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 8-25-16,REPORT#1454133. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-010(B)
  code 28
• ⚠️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
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: COLD WATER VALVE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HEAVILY LEAKING,WATER ON FLOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE
  code 38
• ⚠️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 Fail on April 29, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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