El Salvador Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings10
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM JAN 24 2011 (REPORT 472233) NOT CORRECTED. MICE ACTIVITY NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS. MICE DROPPINGS (NUMEROUS) NOTED ALONG WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS BEHIND CHEST FREEZER, BEHIND COOKING LINE, BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND ALSO IN OVEN. SMALL HOLES NOTED IN CEILINGS AROUND PIPES AND ALSO REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND ELIMINATE ACTIVITY.
  code 14Priority
• ☠️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: VIOLATION REMAINS. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION 14.
  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). INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS
  code 21
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY.CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM STORAGE SHELVES AND PAINT ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS/FREEZERS, STORAGE SHELVES, SINKS NEED DETAILED CLEANING.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR THRU OUT NEEDS CLEANING, FREE OF DEBRIS/DROPPINGS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS/CEILINGS AROUND PIPING AND ALSO AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS.
  code 35
• 🪳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 Fail on January 24, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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