Cooked?✕
La Amistad
June 17, 2019 · Fail
🪳cooked
- official resultFail
- resultFail
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings17
- critical findings3
Failed findings
-
handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalOfficial wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And AccessibleInspector note: NO SOAP OR HAND CLEANSER LOCATED AT THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE REAR PREP AND FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION.
-
sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And ReportingInspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
-
staff working while sickcriticalOfficial wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal EventsInspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
-
cold food not cold enoughOfficial wording: Proper Cold Holding TemperaturesInspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN VARIOUS COOLERS. APPROXIMATELY 2 LBS COOKED BEEF AT 51.3F, 3 LBS COOKED CHICKEN AT 54.5F, 2 LBS COOKED CHORIZO AT 54.8F ALL IN THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER. IN THE COOKS LINE ONE DOOR COOLER FOUND 3 LBS FISH AT 47.1F, IN THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER FOUND 3 LBS COOKED PORK AT 48.2F, COOKED BEEF AT 51.6F, COOKED CHICKEN AT 46.8F. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES THE ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE #300.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
-
food not cooled down rightOfficial wording: Proper Date Marking And DispositionInspector note: OBSERVED ALL PREPARED,TCS READY TO EAT FOODS IN ALL COOLERS WITHOUT ANY DATE LABELS OF ANY KIND. APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS ALL DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED ALL COOKED, TCS READY TO EAT FOODS, SUCH AS COOKED BEEF AND COOKED PORK, HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN ALL COOLERS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS FROM THE PREPARED DATE WHICH INCLUDES THE PREPARATION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
-
consumer advisory missingOfficial wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked FoodInspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED ON MENU. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS, SUCH AS EGG DISHES, THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE AND INFORM SUCH ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
-
food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature ControlInspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. COOLER FOUND WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 58.3F WITH FOOD SUCH AS COOKED BEEF AT 51.3F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
-
thermometers missingOfficial wording: Thermometers Provided & AccurateInspector note: BROKEN/INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
-
pests in the houseOfficial wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not PresentInspector note: REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES. OPEN 1 TO 3 INCH GAPS ON THE BOTTOM AND SIDES, TORN MESH SCREEN THROUGHOUT DOOR WITH HOLES. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING DOOR ON ALL SIDES WITH NO TEARS OR HOLES IN MESH SCREENING.
-
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & DisplayInspector note: CUSTOMERS NOTED PASSING THROUGH DISH WASHING AREA AND FOOD STORAGE REFRIGERATION TO ACCESS THE WASHROOM. MUST NOT ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO USE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN FOOD STORAGE/DISH AREA.
-
grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & StoredInspector note: WET WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
-
In-Use Utensils: Properly StoredInspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT INSIDE THE ICE.
-
plumbing acting upOfficial wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces CleanInspector note: EXTREMELY DIRTY UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
-
bathroom / plumbing issuesOfficial wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow DevicesInspector note: BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST REPLACE.
-
floors, walls, or ceilings grimyOfficial wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & CleanInspector note: SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED IN THE UTILITY MOP SINK. • DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
-
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas UsedInspector note: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
-
Previous Core Violation CorrectedInspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 10-1-18 #2223181 NOT CORRECTED. #55- FOUND FLOOR WITH DEBRIS AROUND MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR AT SAID AREA .#57- FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES NOT PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. #58-OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 1, 2018: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.
Browse this restaurant's inspections
More restaurants in North Center
About this record
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.