El Rio Restaurant

• 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: PREP FOOD INSIDE STORAGE COOLER NOT LABEL; INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE ONE DOOR COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVES. BROKEN GASKETS ON TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKETS. RAW WOOD PANEL UNDER BAR COUNTER; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL WOOD PANELS AND TRIMMINGS AT BAR AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, STORAGE SHELVES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, CHEST FREEZER, MICROWAVE OVEN, CABINETS AND MOP SINK.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON FLOORS; MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES, INCLUDING IN THE BASEMENT; UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT KITCHEN AND DINING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE PANELS.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER INSIDE STORAGE ROOM AND BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 25, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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