El Venedo De La Villita

February 24, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. UNIT IS BLOCKED OFF BY A STORAGE CART WITH A LARGE STATUE OF A DOG. ALSO FOUND ELECTRICAL CORDS INSIDE THE SINK BASIN. MUST REMOVE ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT FROM IN FRONT OF SINK, CLEAN IT UP(ONION SKINS INSIDE THE BASIN), AND MUST USE THIS SINK WHENEVER LEAVING AND RETURNING TO THIS AREA BEFORE HANDLING ANY FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 11Priority
  • Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
    Inspector note: NO COMMERCIAL GARBAGE PICK-UP FROM A GARBAGE DISPOSAL COMPANY. FOUND ALL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT'S GARBAGE ON THE GROUND INSIDE THE YARD OUTSIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 19
  • 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 FOOSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
    code 21
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN MASSIVE FOOD AND DEBRIS FROM THE SIDES OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, FROM SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA(DEAD ROACHES) ON COOK LINE, AND FROM ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOORS IN UTILITY CLOSET BETWEEN WASHROOMS, AND IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AND FOOD PREP AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH WASHING FACILITIES)IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA(MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP OBSERVED ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DEEP FRYERS).
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN ALL OF THE DEAD ROACHES, INSECTS, GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR WHERE NEEDED.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH THE CENTER COMPARTMENT OF THE EXTRA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: FOUND 10 DEAD ROACHES INSIDE UNUSED OVEN IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 30, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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