El Nuevo Pueblita

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR MEASURING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING HOT AND COLD TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 20 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS FOR MEASURING CHEMICAL SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLUMBING SYSTEM NOT MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR. HEAVY WATER BUILDUP (FLOODING) OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS FLOODED FLOOR AND TO ENSURE PLUMBING SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED TOILET IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH BROKEN HANDLE. TOILET CANNOT BE FLUSHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 21, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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