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El Pecado

July 12, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: THE MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. ITEMS SUCH AS EGGS OVER EASY AND STEAKS ARE COOKED TO ORDER. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOOD ON THE MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 25
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: NOTED THE ICE MACHINE BEING STORED IN THE DINING ROOM WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCESS. MUST PROVIDE A LOCK FOR THE ICE MACHINE OR MOVE TO A SECURED LOCATION.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS SHELVING OR A MEANS OF ELEVATED FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE DISH AREA. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL PEELING PLASTIC BEING USED AS METAL PROTECTANT ON ALL COOLER DOORS AND METAL PREP TABLE.----PRESSED WOOD SHELVING ABOVE THE TWO-DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER AND PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING, NOT SMOOTH OR CLEANABLE ON SHELVING EDGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL OR REPLACE.----RAW WOOD SHELVING AT THE REAR PREP WINDOW SILL FOOD STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL. • EXTERIOR OF THE REAR PREP MICROWAVE OVEN AND TWO-DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC AND TAPE AS A COVER FOR THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET AT THE DISH AREA.----EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE WALL VENT COVER IN THE REAR DISH AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • SOILED MOP HEAD AND BROOM IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE REAR FOOD AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE AT THE MOP SINK AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 21, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.