El Publano

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS IN CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINER IN FREEZER SECTION OF BOTH COMBO FREEZER/REGRIGERATOR AND LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE UNDERNEATH GRILL NEXT TO FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD SHELF LINERS, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON SMALL ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED GASKET ON SMALL ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON SHELVING UNITS IN DISHWASHING AREA AND LEGS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILE ABOVE LARGE THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NON WORKING CEILING LIGHT ON FIRST FLOOR NEAR LARGE THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 27, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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