El Paisa Lounge

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
  Inspector note: PREMISES BAGGING ICE AND OFFERING FOR SALE, UNAPPROVED SOURCE, NO LABELS, NO LICENSE ON SITE FOR SUCH. ICE MACHINE ON PREMISES. INSTD TO REMOCE ICE MACHINE AND INSTD TO PROVIDE ICE FROM APPROVED LICENSED SOURCE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005B CRITICAL. ALL ICE VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED.
  code 1Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON CASH REGISTER. MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN STORAGE CABINETS. NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OF PROOF OF SERVICE. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL INSECTS, DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO CONTACT LICENSED PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE AND HAVE PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON SITE AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ALL STORAGE CABINETS AND SHELVES THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LOW WATER PRESSURE AT TOILET ROOM HANDSINK. REPAIR SAME.
  code 38

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.