El Presidente Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT THE TOP SECTION OF THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER IS NOT HOLDING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES ON THE TOP SHELF. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING STORED IN THE TOP COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. THE TOP COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS UNTIL THE TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)(NO CITATION ISSUED).
  code 2Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, EGGS, SAUSAGE) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WITH CERTIFICATE POSTED, AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION: 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED TO LINE PLATES THAT ARE USED TO HOLD PANS ABOVE THE COOK LINE. ALSO OBSERVED FOIL BEING USED TO LINE THE RIGHT WELL OF THE SALSA COOLER. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO LINE THE SHELF UNDER THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOIL AND CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD CONTACT AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL LIGHT GRAY COLORED STAINS ON THE DROP PLATE OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT IN THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT THE FAN IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FAN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS IN THE WHITE REACH IN COOLER/FREEZER COMBO UNIT IN THE REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTD TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR EACH COLD HOLDING UNIT.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 17, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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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