El Senor Sombrero

• 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: LABEL THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE THE REAR COOLER ARE IN POOR REPAIR, RIPPED AND TORN. INSTD TO REPLACE THEM.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: REACHIN CHEST FREEZER HAS ICE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN IT. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE HAS GREASE BUILDUP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAD DUST ON THEM.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND SMALL HOLES IN WALLS IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN REAR. INSTD TO SEAL ALL HOLES SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE. PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE PEELING PAINT AND PAINT ALL THE WALLS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE VENTS THEY HAVE DUST BUILDUP ON THEM.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 16, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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