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El Progreso

September 6, 2012 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF MEAT DISPLAY CASE AND DELI MEAT DISPLAY CASE, CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF LARGE ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT (CDI), CLEAN MEAT SLICER IN BUTCHER AREA, CLEAN FOOD STOCK SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AND PAINT SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER WHERE RUSTY. CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR IN STORAGE CLOSET BY REAR EXIT DOOR (CDI). SWEEP FLOOR IN BASEMENT, CLEAN IN KITCHEN BEHIND AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE EXCESS WATER FROM WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR AFTER MOPPING FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE A WALL COVING AT LOWER WALL IN BASEMENT WHERE NEEDED. SEAL HOLES AROUND ALL PIPES LEADING INTO CEILING WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS. PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR HOT HOLDING UNIT.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: SOME UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT; ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN. (OWNER WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WALK-IN UNIT INSTALLED ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND HAS SOME ITEMS STORED THERE UNTIL UNIT IS INSTALLED)
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 21, 2011: 5 findings recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.