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El Pescador Restaurant

December 9, 2021 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings4

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOMS.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO RECORD KEEPING OF 90- DAY SHELLFISH TAGS OF LAST DATE SERVED OR USED.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
code 14Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX"1-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AND CUTTING BOARD.MUST STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DOOR ON FRYER CABINET IN POOR REPAIR.MUST APPLY A SEALANT ON RAW WOOD SURFACES IN BAR AREA.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE/OFFICE AREA.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON GRILL TABLE,STEAM TABLE,FRYER CABINET.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST SECURE LOOSE HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM ON BANQUET SIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREA,MISSING WALL TILE IN BANQUET DINING AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS ON BANQUET SIDE. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN PREP AREA. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN STORAGE WALK IN COOLER,OFFICE/STORAGE AREA,HOT WATER TANK AREA.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2020: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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