El Salvador Restaurant

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

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLBASE AND BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN STORAGE AREA. (LAST PEST CONTROL SERVICE 4/10). INSTD TO ELIMINATE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED, NOR A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MGR ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RICE, BEANS, STEAK). INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS
  code 21
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 19, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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