El Ranchito Food Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 10-15 HOUSE FLIES, AND FRUIT FLIES IN REAR AREA. OBSERVED FLY STRIPS WITH HEAVY FLY ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STRIOS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. FRONT AND REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. 1/8-1/4INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOORS. MUST SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED. EVIDENCE OF INSECT ACTIVITY AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE IN GOOD REPAIR AND MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED LOCATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 31
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CEILING IN REAR HALLWAY AREA IN POOR REPAIR. REPLACE CEILING TILES WHERE WATER DAMAGED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHTS SHEILDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ANY AND ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR WALK IN COOLER AREA MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 16, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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