El Nuevo Sol De Mexico

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA WITH DEEP BLACK GROOVES AND A HOLE THROUGH THE CUTTING BOARD. ALSO PREP COOLER ADJACENT TO THE GRILL HAS RUST ON THE STORAGE RACKS. GROCERY BAGS ARE PROHIBITED, DISCONTINUE USE FOR STORING FOOD IN FREEZER/COOLER. EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE 1-DOOR FREEZER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARD, CLEAN RACKS AND DEFROST FREEZER 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 FOOD DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; INTERIOR OF STOVE AND FRYER. INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF 2-DOOR COOLER AND 1-DOOR FREEZER IN REAR. LOWER SHELVE ON PREP TABLE NEAR THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR DRY STORAGE, PREP AREA, AND CUSTOMER DINING AREAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR DAMAGED. WALL WHERE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3-COMP SINK ARE LOCATED IS NOT CLEAN. MISSING WALL TILES ON LOWER WALL BY TV. ALSO, FILTERS AND HOOD HAVE DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; CUSTOMER DINING AREA, AND IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZER WATER WHEN NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN COOKING AND/OR PREPPING. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIME WHEN COOKING OR PREPPING IN THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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