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Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11)

November 17, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND REACH-IN PREP COOLER HOLDING CONDIMENTS AND PEPPERS IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF COOLER AT 57.3 F TO 58.0 F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COOLERS MUST MAINTAIN 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). "HELD FOR INSPECTION" TAG PLACED ON COOLER.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. OBSERVED INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE-UPPER SECTION WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE WITH GOLDEN YELLOW FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ON PANEL AND ON PANEL WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE AND DROPPED INTO ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR IF ICE MACHINE AND ALL PARTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER CABINET, FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK, COOLER GASKETS, AND INTERIOR OF COOLERS NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CEILING AROUND VENTILATION COVER NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND DETAIL CLEAN.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETER NOT WORKING IN REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.