El Presidente Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeTag Removal
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: . MUST NOT USE TINFOIL OR CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. RAW WOODED SHELVING UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR KITCHEN MUST BE SEALED/PAINTED.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH CRACKED, MISSING TILES IN POOR REPAIR. AT SOUTH DINING ROOM ICE MACHINE AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. AT ENTRANCE TO CUSTOMER WASHROOMS. IN REAR KITCHEN. HOLES ALONG BASEBOARDS IN EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER WASHROOMS.MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING WALL TILE IN SOUTH DINING ROOM. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES AT CAULKING IN BOTH EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND AT KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA OR REMOVE PREP TABLES AND MEAT GRINDER
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 21, 2010: 4 findings recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.