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La Biznaga #2

March 21, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS COOKED FOODS SUCH AS COOKED RICE, MEATS AND BEANS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE, SOME WITH NO DATES AND ALL OTHERS WITH PREP DATES ONLY. APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS COOKED PORK NOTED WITH A PREP DATE LABELED OVER 7 DAYS FROM TODAYS DATE. ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER DATE LABELING OF PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WASH BASIN OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG BASEBOARDS BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLERS.----MISSING DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE LEFT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE ALL. • NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED. MUST STORE INVERTED IN THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK BETWEEN USE. • ALL NECESSARY STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BOTH BASEMENTS MUST ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. ALL OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR DISH AREA AT WALK-IN COOLER ENTRANCES. MUST PROVIDE SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 7-24-24 REPORT #2597980 NOT CORRECTED. #39-OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS AND DRY GOODS STORED BENEATH UNPROTECTED/NOT SHIELDED WASTEWATER AND SEWER LINES IN THE BOTH BASEMENTS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHIELDING OR MOVE ALL FOOD ITEMS AND STORAGE BINS FROM BELOW ANY UNPROTECTED SEWER AND WASTEWATER LINES IN EACH BASEMENT.#43- OBSERVED SCOOPS IN THE DRY STORAGE BINS TO HAVE SCOOP HANDLES STORED IN CONTACT WITH CONTENTS OF BINS AND IN PREPARATION COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL UTENSILS IN APPROPRIATE AREA SO HANDLES DO NOT CONTACT FOOD CONTENTS IN BETWEEN USE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 24, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.