El Presidente Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLAN IN THE DESSERT COOLER WITHOUT A LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ITEM WITH INGREDIENT LABEL AND SELL BY DATE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON STORAGE RACK AND PEELING PAINT ON RACKS IN THE 2-DOOR COOLER ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, SEAT COVERS ARE DAMAGED (HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE)IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. REMOVE TAPE FROM SEATS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPAIR DAMAGED COUNTER-TOP AT FRONT COUNTER. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA, UNKNOWN DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN HOT WATER KNOB IN LADIES ROOM,. ALSO, REPAIR LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE BUCKET BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 23, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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