El Pollo Ranchero

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: PREP TABLES IN REAR PREP AREA AND INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO DO SO.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 11, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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