El Muchacho Alegre

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOUND FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. NOTED INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE (WHERE WATER FLOWS) WITH PINK SLIME AND BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
  code 16
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER, REFRIGERATOR, AND REACH-IN FREEZER WITH HEAVY FOOD ACCUMULATION.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.-----MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK FAUCET.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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