El Rio Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DEEP FRYER CABINET, INTERIOR DEEP FREEZER, SINKS, PREP COUNTER, COOLERS AND FILTER OF EXHAUST HOOD NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE DAILY.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND IN KITCHEN ALONG WALL BASE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXHAUST FAN IN TOILET ROOMS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EXHAUST FANS.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGH-OUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND ELEVATE SUPPLIES 6 INCHES OR HIGHER AND AWAY FROM WALL.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 13, 2013: 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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