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El Ranchito

November 21, 2016 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. REMOVE GROCERY BAG BEING USED TO STORE FROZEN FOODS, REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL CHOPPING BOARDS, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, PREP TABLES, THE STEPS OF THE STAIRS GOING TO THE BASEMENT, AND 2ND FLOOR, WOODEN SHELVINGS INSIDE THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT UNDER THE PALLETS, INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM, UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING STOVE, DEEP FRYER, GRILL,INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER ND WALK IN FREEZER, THRU-OUT THE DISH WASHING AREA, THRU-OUT THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOM, NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. STANDING WATER BESIDE THE STOVE AND BEHIND THE STOVE. MUST DRY THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT AND PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE SHELVE WITH PLASTIC CONTAINERS. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLEANING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BROOM AND MOP STORED ON THE SIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND STORED THEM ON THE MOP SINK AREA, NOT ON THE PREP AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.