El Pollo Cris Cris

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS TOO LARGE TO PROPERLY SUBMERGE IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN PROPERLY BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A STAINED CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES ATTACHED TO THE PREP COOLER LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND A SAME CUTTING BOARD LOCATED ON A SHELF IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS; INSIDE OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER, INSIDE OF THE STOVE AND UNDER ALL PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT (UNDER AND AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT) ARE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE DEBRIS. OBSERVED VENT IN THE WASHROOM IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LOOOSE FAUCET ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN THE ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND IN THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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