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El Plan

August 31, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED NEWLY ADDED PREP AREA/ SERVICE WALK-UP AREA AT WEST SIDE OF BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN USE AND OPEN TO AIR/OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. PREP AREA/SERVICE AREA IS NOT PROTECTED FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS, NO BARRIER AT LARGE SERVICE COUNTER AND WINDOW. PREP AREA HAS FLAT TOP GRILL WITH HOOD, STEAM TABLES, COOLERS AND HANDSINK NOTED IN SAME AREA. INSTD TO PROPERLY PROTECT FOOD AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
code 16
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: OBSERVED OUTER OPENINGS IN NEWLY ADDED FOOD PREP AREA NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. AREA HAS LARGE SERVICE OPENING AND WINDOW LEADING TO OUTSIDE AIR. NO BARRIERS/SCREENS ETC. INSTD TO PROVIDE RODENT/INSECT PROOF SAME. 2 LIVE FLIES NOTED AREA. ALSO FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN BAR AREA. PROVIDE SAME. PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD AT EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS RECORDS, PROVIDED. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 10, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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