El Salvador Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONLY EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN ENTIRE RESTAURANT WITH NO RUNNING WATER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO WASH MY HANDS BEGINNING INSPECTION. I TURNED ON WATER FROM UNDERNEATH SINK TO REVEAL A LARGE LEAK COMING FROM TRAP AT BASE OF SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER COULD NOT PRODUCE CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN FRONT SERVICE AREA. PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD AND MAINTAIN
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS IN BOILER ROOM. REPAIR ALL HOLES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK FROM FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FAUCET. • OBSERVED WATER LINE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA LEAKING INTO SMALL BUCKET. REPAIR WATER LINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN SMALL REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATORS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 18, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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