El Muelle

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1473343 DATED 6/4/14 FOR VIOLATION # 32 SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT HANDSINK IN REAR BETWEEN HAND SINK AND FOOD PREP SINK. #32 RAW WOOD SHELVES AT SERVICE STATION NEED TO BE PAINTED OR SEALED SO THAT THEY ARE NON ABSORBANT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKETS IN REACH IN REFRIGERATOR NIN R EAR TORN. REPLACE TORN GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNCLEAN GASKETS ON REACH IN REFRIGERATORS. CLEAN AND MAITNAIN GASKETS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORSUNDER REFRIGERATORS UNCLEAN WITH DIRT ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTIAN ALL FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE EQUIPMENT. • OBSERVED FLOORS IN BASEMENT MUST BE PAINTED SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED FLOORS OF WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER UNCLEAN. CLEAN FLOORS AND REPAINT FLOORS OF WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBALE. MAINTAIN
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TOP COVER TO TOILET BROKEN WITH LARGE CHIP. REPLACE TOP COVER TO TOILET.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN DRY CONTAINER WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 4, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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