El Muchacho Alegre

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: IMPROPER TEMP OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS BEEF 80.0F,1 LB; CHICKEN AT 46.7F,3 LBS; PORK AT 44.9F,3 LBS INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 40.0F DURING STORAGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $25.00,TOTAL 7LBS DURING INSPECTION.
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MAKER,PIPE WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM WITH BLACK/BROWNISH MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACES. ICE ARE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MAKER IS NOW CLEANED AND SANITIZED. RECEIPT FROM AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER WHO CLEANED AND SANITIZED THE ICE MAKER ON PREMISES.
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OF SANITATION POSTED ON SITE. GREGORY CASAS MANAGER, WENT TO THE RESTAURANT WHERE HE WORKS ALSO TO GET HIS CHICAGO CERTIFICATE DURING INSPECTION AND POSTED IT ON SITE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012. CERTIFICATE IS NOW POSTED ON SITE.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORED FROZEN FOODS WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS. RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPT SINK. CAULK WORN OUT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE DINING AREA. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE DINING TABLES, CHOPPING BOARD AND PREP TABLES MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2016: 5 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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