El Pollo Cris Cris

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• 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 SERVICE. SAME COUNTER BEING USED FOR CUSTOMERS PLACING ORDER AND WHERE WAITRESSES PICK UP FOOD FOR DINE-IN, WITHOUT ANY BARRIER FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER BARRIER TO PROTECT FOOD AT ALL TIMES. ALSO NOTED ROLLING CART OF UNCOVERED CHIPS AND SALSAS IN DINING AREA, NOT PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-00A 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: LIVE FRUIT FLIES NOTED IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA (OVER 20). INSTD TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUBBER GASKET, TORN ON FRONT PREP COOLER DOOR. REPLACE SAME. MISSING COVERS FOR DRY STORAGE BINS. PROVIDE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR WET IN SOME AREAS. INSTD TO KEEP FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS THRU-OUT REAR NOT CLEAN, SPLASHED WITH DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHTSHIELD COVER FOR LIGHT INSIDE COOKING HOOD. PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE METAL STEM THEMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: IMPROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS BEING USED FOR DRY STORAGE (USING BOWLS). INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER UTENSILS.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 21, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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