El Restaurante Tinajon

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS RUST SPOTS AND UNEVEN WELDING ALONG INTERIOR SEAMS. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030. MANAGER IS ALLOW TO USE THE DISH WASHER FOR WASHING ALL UTENSILS, INCLUDING POTS AND PANS. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA IS TAGGED AND HELP FOR INSPECTION. MANAGER IS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO USE THE HAND SINK EXCLUSIVELY FOR HAND WASHING AND AND THE ONE COMPARTMENT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WASHING PRODUCE.
  code 24
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL RAW WOOD UNDER FRONT COUNTER MUST BE SEALED. INSTALL WASHABLE SPLASHGUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT COUNTER AREA.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: BRICK WALL BEHIND FRONT COUNTER IS ROUGH AND UNFINISHED. MUST SEAL BRICK WALL TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILD FOR WALK IN COOLER, PREP AREA.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 24, 2013: 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.