El Pollo Grill, Inc.

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND 12 DOZEN OF EGGS IN WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.1 DEGREES. FOUND COOKED MASHED POTATOES ON TABLE TOP AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 54.2 DEGREES. 3 POUNDS ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTL VALUE $50.00 5 POUNDS CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PERSON WITH CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A PERSON WITH CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MULIT USE UTENSILS (KNIFE) CANNOT BE STORED BETWEEN PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: WALK IN FREEZER MUST BE DEFROSTED AND FREE FROM LARGE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN, CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HOOD VENTILATION IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD NEED BETWEEN HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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