El Progresso

April 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. NOTED FOOD EMPLOYEE CHOPPING CANTALOUPE AND MANGO IN SAID PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSEREVD HANDSINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASING AREA SINK INACCESIBLE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED SINK BASIN FILLED WITH STRAINERS, KITCHENWARE, SCRUB BRUSHES, COFFE MUGS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND UTILIZE HANDSINK FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). PLEASE SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION INFORMATION.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREAPRING AND SERVING RAW MEAT, NACHO CHEESE, TAMALES, CHOPPED CANTALOUPE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREP CHICKEN ON WHITE CUTTING BOARD IN MEAT PREP WHILE PREPARING HORCHATA. NOTED FOOD HANDLER PLACE 4 CUT PARTS OF RAW CHICKEN IN GROCERY BAG AFTER PREPARING FOR CUSTOMER, THEN PLACE BAG OF CHICKEN INSIDE OF DISPLAY COOLER, PLACE PLASTIC WRAP ON TOP OF STORAGE CONTAINER CONTAINING HORCHATA AND PLACE INSIDE OF COOLING UNIT NEXT TO DELI MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO NOT PREP RAW ANIMAL FOODS IN THE SAME SPACE AND AT THE SAME TIME AS READY TO EAT FOODS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATIOON OR CROSS CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNIT CONTAINING MILK, EGGS, SOURCREAM, BOTH WALK IN COOLERS CONTAINING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED WORKING INGREDIENTS (BREADING, SEASONINGS, HERBS ) STORED IN MEAT AND REAR PREP WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 65 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOORS IN MEAT PREP AREA ALONG WALL UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHER ON FLOOR UNDER YELLOW STORAGE CART AS WELL AS ON EACH SHELVING UNITS, ALONGSIDE FREEZER UNIT STORED IN SAID AREA AND ON FLOOR UNDER PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL. FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE, REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (a). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE SANITIZER BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION AT @ LEAST 50PPM.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY STORE BAGS USED TO STORE CARNITAS, TAMALES, CHICKEN, BEEF, DELI MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO RSTORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE BAGS/ STORAGE CONTAINERS ONLY.
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED TOILETROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED. NOTED LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE AND OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH BAGS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECEPTACLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 13, 2024: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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