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El Pollo Real
July 5, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings8
- critical findings1
Failed findings
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. GRILLED WHOLE CHICKENS FOUND SITTING IN AN UNHEATED HOLDING UNIT AT 120.1F, AND PRE-COOKED BEANS FOUND IN DEEP PLASTIC CONTAINERS UNCOVERED WITH NO LABELS AT 70-90 DEGREES. ALL COOKED PRODUCTS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. COOKED FOODS BEING COOLED MUST BE PLACED IN SHALLOW CONTAINERS USING A METHOD THAT WILL ASSURE THE COOKED PRODUCT GOES FROM 140 DEGREES TO 70 DEGREES IN 2 HOURS, AND FROM 70 DEGREES TO 40 DEGREES IN 4 HOURS(USING SHALLOW CONTAINERS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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hot/cold holding temps offOfficial wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And ServedInspector note: CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED(CHICKEN, RICE, AND BEANS) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-32-012(A).
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Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As NeededInspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE PACKAGED AND/OR STORED UNDER REFRIGERATION FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED (PRODUCT NAME, NAME AND ADDRESS OF BUSINESS, AND INGREDIENTS. OBSERVED COOKED BEANS IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND RAW MARINATED CHICKEN IN A PREP COOLER WITHOUT PROPER LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGES AND MAINTAIN.
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Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service ArticlesInspector note: STORE SERVING UTENSILS(TONGS) PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: PAINT THE EXTERIORS OF DEEP FREEZERS WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPED TO PREVENT RUST.
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Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector note: CLEAN GREASE AND SEDIMENT BUILD-UP IN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND CEILING IN MAIN HOT FOOD PREP AREA( VERY DARK COLORED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE GRILLS).
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pests in the houseOfficial wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And MaintainedInspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED VEGETABLES BEING PREPPED ON A LONG METAL PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA WHICH IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RE-LOCATE MOP SINK AND INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH SPLASH GUARD ON SIDE NEXT TO PREP TABLE.
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grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly StoredInspector note: STORE ALL ARTICLES (FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS) 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on September 1, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.
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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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