La Catedral Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES: IN PREP COOLER: COOKED CHICKEN 60.9F, GREEN SALSA 50.9F, RED SALSA 50.2F IN WALK IN COOLER: NUMEROUS CONTAINERS OF COOKED CHORIZO AND POTATOES 46.6F (DATED 11/28/23) IN UPRIGHT 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT: COOKED JALAPENOS 50.9F (DATED YESTERDAY). ALL SAID ITEMS DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS, $100 VALUE INSTD TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-005
  code 22
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: TORN DOOR GASKET ON UPRIGHT 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • CARDBOARD LINING INBETWEEN FRYER AND WALL. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME SO AS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANABILITY AND MONITORING.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: EXTERIOR SIDES AND INTERIOR BOTTOM CABINET OF FRYER NOT CLEAN, EXCEESIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 25, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 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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