El Ranchito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP PROCEDURE WITH SPILL KIT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 5Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND REAR EXIT DOOR WITH GAP AT BOTTOM. (1/4 INCH GAP). MUST SEAL INSTALL NEW DOOR SWEEP.
  code 38
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND NO DIPPER WELL AT ICE CREAM SERVICE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING WATER.
  code 43
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE, TABLES AND COUNTERS, AND BAND SAW. MUST CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: FOUND CRACK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN BOARD. MUST REPAIR. • FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WITH OLD EQUIPMENT, BOXES,GARBAGE,ETC.MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE. • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREAS. MUST CLEAN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND BURNT LIGHT FIXTURE AT DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST REPAIR.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 25, 2019: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 11 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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