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El Pollo Ranchero

June 16, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKED PORK SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN 8 LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS(25LB EACH) AT 84.5F, AND 4 LARGE TRAYS OF COOKED CHICKEN PIECES IN WALK-IN COOLER COVERED WITH PLASTIC WRAP DATED 6-15-16 AND 6-15-16 AT 47.F - 49.4F. CERTIFIED MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO USE SHALLOW CONTAINERS OR TRAYS WHEN COOLING COOKED FOODS AND TO LOOSELY COVER COOKED FOODS(USE WHITE TISSUE PAPER OR ALUMINUM FOIL UNTIL PRODUCT IS COMPLETELY COOLED BEFORE COVERING WITH PLASTIC WRAP. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES( 240LB VALUED AT $280 DISCARDED). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN EXTERIORS OF DEEP FREEZERS, WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, MOP SINK IN REAR, AND WHITE PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: RE-PAINT ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE PAINT IS CHIPPED. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS IN REAR FOOD PREP AND MOP SINK AREAS WHERE STAINS ARE PRESENT. REPAIR WALL ABOVE MOP SINK IN REAR.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN STOPPER(S) FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT DISH WASHING AREA. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND PROVIDE 3 STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2015: 2 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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