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Fernando's Restaurant

July 9, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND AT 51.3F. NO FOODS IN COOLER AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. CERTIFIED MANAGER PERFORMED THE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND STATES ALL FOODS IN COOLER WERE DISCARDED WHEN COOLER WAS DISCOVERED TO NOT BE WORKING. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
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 APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG BASEBOARD UNDER UNUSED REAR BAR AND PRIVATE PARTY ROOM. 30 TO 40 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT REAR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM UNDER ALL STORED ITEMS. OBSERVED OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT ENCLOSED REAR OUTDOOR PATIO BEING USED FOR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNDER ALL SHELVING. REMOVE ALL RAT DROPPINGS FROM REAR PATIO, REMOVE ALL DEBRIS ON GROUNDS, CARDBOARD BOXES, WOOD DEBRIS, UNUSED COOLERS, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND AWNINGS. ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATE AND ORGANIZED. MUST PREVENT ANY ITEMS THAT PROMOTE RODENT HARBORING. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4-26-10 NOT CORRECTED. #33-DETAIL CLEAN THE WIRE RACKS IN BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS, AND WIRE RACKS IN THE BEER/WINE COOLER.#34-OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE. VINYL FLOOR TILE IN DISREPAIR UNDERNEATH THE COOLERS. MUST REPLACE.#35-OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM, RESTROOMS NEAR THE BACK BAR. MUST REPLACE.#37- THE VENTILATION FANS FOR THE RESTROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: SIDES OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE. COOKS LINE EXHAUST HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST. INTERIOR REAR TALL REACH IN FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS ON COOKS LINE NEXT TO FRYERS AND LINE COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: BAR SODA GUN HOLDERS MUST HAS PROPER ATTACHED DRAINAGE LINES TO FLOOR DRAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 26, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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