El Pollo Cris Cris#3

January 6, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings19
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN REAR PREP AREA.OBSERVED A GARDEN HOSE ATTACHED TO FAUCET AND SITTING INSIDE OF BASIN AND A SPATULA AS WELL IN SAME WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED.MANAGER DISCONNECTED HOSE AND REMOVED ARTICLES FROM SINK DURING INSPECTION.MUST KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR HAND WASHING.(PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED) • MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSEREVD NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER PREPARING AND TASTING STEAK ON GRILL HE TOOK SEVERAL HANDFULLS OF STEAK FROM GRILL AND PLACED IN HIS MOUTH WHILE COOKING.INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON PROPER PROCEDURE AND EATING IN A DESIGNATED AREA.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED SEVERAL OPEN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE PREP AREAS WITHOUT LIDS OR STRAWS.MUST BE STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 6Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF SEVERAL FOIL PANS STACKED INSIDE OF EACH OTHER WITH 15LBS. OF PRE- COOKED CHICKEN RANGING FROM 51.8F-54.3F AT GRILL TABLE.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. APPX. 15LBS. $30.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
code 22
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL OPEN AND CLOSED BOTTLES OF TOXIC CHEMICAL SUCH AS (PEROXIDE,ALCOHOL,OVEN DEGREASER,BLEACH,OVEN SPRAY)STORED ABOVE PREP TABLES INSIDE OF FOOD CONTAINER WITH OPEN FOOD BELOW ,NEXT TO FOOD ON LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE,THROUGHOUT LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE NEXT TO ALL OPEN FOODS.ARTICLES WERE REMOVED DURING INSPECTION INSTRUCTED TO KEEP CHEMICAL SEPEARTE AND COVER ALL FOOD CONTAINERS.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
code 28
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX"1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 12- 15 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN DOOR GASKETS OF 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN REAR STORAGE AREA,ON DOOR AND DOOR JAMS OF SWINGING DOOR LEADING TO SAME AREA,ON FLOOR BEHIND LARGE FOOD CONTAINERS AND UNDER ICE MACHINE AND SEVERAL DEAD ROACHES ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA.ALSO .APPX. 5-7 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS IN ICE MACHINE/FOOD STORAGE AREA.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 1/6/22.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON OVERHEAD DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
code 44
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITIONS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED GARBAGE BAGS AND GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE.MUST ELIMINATE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE. • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP AND GRILL TABLES,BOTH WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM LOWER GRILL TABLES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LOCKS ON ALL STALL DOORS IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON GRILL TABLES,PREP TABLES,STEAM TABLE,FRYER CABINETS,WHEEL BASES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALK IN COOLERS FAN GUARD COVERS & SHELVING UNITS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES UNDERNEATH HAND SINKS AT LAST SINK IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIDS ON GARBAGE CANS IN ALL STALLS IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM .
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CONCRETE FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLERS,CEILING TILE ABOVE SERVICE COUNTER,MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL TILES AND WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST SEAL ALL GAPS AND OPENINGS IN WALLS, AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST GROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. • MUST CLEAN GREASE,FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS, WALK IN COOLERS AND WERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR AREAS OF WALK IN FREEZER. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND COOLER IN PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP,DISH WASHING,WALK IN COOLERS & FREEZERS,STORAGE AREAS AND WERE NEEDED. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BANQUET HALL,STORAGE AREAS AND WERE NEEDED.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
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: OBSEREVD NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 58
Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNAGE POSTED AT ENTRY NOR INSIDE OF BUSINESS FOR VACCINATION PROTOCOL.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • This Order requires that all individuals and businesses in the City of Chicago shall observe the following: (a) Any individual, regardless of vaccination status, who is age two or older and able to medically tolerate a mask (a paper, fabric or cloth filter that securely covers the nose and the mouth) shall be required to wear a mask when indoors an any public place, which for purposes of this Order includes any common or share space in: (i) a residential multi-unit building or (ii) any non-residential building, unless otherwise provided for in the Phase 5 Guidance issued by the Office of the Mayor. OBSERVED A FEMALE EMPLOYEE WALK IN AROUND WITHOUT A FACE COVERING AND MALE FOOD HANDLER WITH MASK UNDERNEATH HIS CHIN SEVERAL TIMES DURING INSPECTION.MUST WEAR FACE COVERING THE NOSE AND MOUTH AT ALL TIMES.(7-28-060)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN RECORD FOR PROTOCOL OF VACCINATION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 5, 2021: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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