El Presidente Restaurant

January 5, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. NO PAPER TOWELS IN MENS WASHROOM.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED LARGE COVERED CONTAINER OF APPROXIMATELY 5LBS COOKED CHICKEN INSIDE TALL REACH-IN COOLER RANGING IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 51.F TO 54.1F. MANAGEMENT STATES CHICKEN WAS COOKED SOMETIME THAT DAY. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS OF COOKED FOODS. OBSERVED ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES OF OTHER FOODS IN SAME COOLER. CHICKEN DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical

Inspector note: All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION EMPLOYEE RINSING OUT DIRTY MOP INSIDE THIRD COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHILE OTHER TWO COMPARTMENTS WERE SET UP TO WASH AND POTS BEING WASHED AT THE TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO WASH AND SANITIZE SINK WITH BLEACH. REVIEWED THAT THEIR MOP SINK ON PREMISES IS THE ONLY SINK TO BE USED FOR MOPS.
code 4Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS.PLASTIC BASKETS FILLED WITH READY TO EAT CHIPS STORED ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER, UNCOVERED, NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION IN SERVER STATION. ALL CHIPS DISCARDED. OBSERVED PREPARED FOODS INSIDE KITCHEN COOLER UNCOVERED. RAW EGGS BEING STORED OVER SHREDDED, READY TO EAT LETTUCE. UNCOVERED RAW PORK STORED ON TOP OF CASE OF AVOCADOS AND UNCOVERED CILANTRO INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING FIRST HALF OF INSPECTION WHILE EMPLOYEES WERE RINSING MOPS IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AS NOTED ABOVE. MANAGEMENT WAS TELEPHONED UPON ARRIVAL AND INITIAL INSPECTION. BUSINESS IS OPEN 24 HOURS AND ONE CERTIFIED MANAGER/SANITATION CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. MUST OBTAIN ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED MANAGER.
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 5-21-10 NOT CORRECTED. #34-FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH CRACKED, MISSING TILES IN POOR REPAIR. AT SOUTH DINING ROOM ICE MACHINE AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. #32-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 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. ALL PREPARED FOODS IN ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. RAW WOODEN SHELVING UNDER BASEMENT PREP TABLE. MUST PAINT/SEAL. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AT KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DIRTY/DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE BASEMENT DRY RICE/BEANS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE THREADED NOZZLE FROM BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 11, 2010: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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