El Rey De La Costa

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

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL FREEZERS AND PREP COOLERS, THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND EXTERIOR OF THE GRILL.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114 MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER FROM AROUND THE WALLS IN THE KITCHEN AREA TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2537259 ON 10/25/21: 38 - OBSERVED APPROIMATELY 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE BAR COOLERS AND SINKS AND 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE CORNER OF THE FOOD PREP AREA UNDERNEATH THE WIRE STORAGE SHELF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 25, 2021: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 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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