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El Presidente Restaurant

October 29, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED EGGS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED (REFER TO HANDOUT)
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
    code 41
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED AROUND THE HOT FOOD IN THE PREP AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST DISCONTINUE USING GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOOD IN WALKIN COOLER & FREEZER IN BASEMENT, USE FOOD GRADE BAGS INSTEAD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. - • FOUND TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS FROM MULTIPLE COOLING UNITS IN THE PREP AREA. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDERNEATH ICE BIN AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDED COVERED RECEPTACLES (GARBAGE CANS) IN BOTH MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM ALL WALL AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REMOVE MOLD FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT OVER PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED DISCONTINUE PREP IN AREA, UNTIL CLEAN AND SANITIZED TO PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 25, 2019: 9 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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