El Mirador Restaurant

August 11, 2017 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • 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 TOXIC ITEMS BEING IMPROPERLY USED.OBSERVED A WHITE POWDER(BORIC ACID )ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES,BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,COOLERS AND FREEZERS,ON FOOD & POT AND PANS SHELVING UNITS ,REAR STORAGE CLOSET IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REMOVE TOXIC WHITE POWDER,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS & EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
    code 18
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS(POTS AND PANS) ON SHELVING UNITS.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS.MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP IN FREEZERS
    code 32
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTS IN DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING ON UPPER LEVEL .MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULBS OR LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN DISH WASHING AREA
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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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