El Pescador Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: FOUND DISHES IN PREP AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT DURING STORAGE, MAINTAIN.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND MINOR DEBRIS ACCUMULATED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 12/9/21, REPORT #2545336: #10: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOMS. #38:OBSERVED AN APPX"1-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. #47: MUST APPLY A SEALANT ON RAW WOOD SURFACES IN BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT. #55: 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. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 9, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 11 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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