La Central Bakery

July 2, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITHOUT SOAP. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE HAND CLEANSER FOR ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT WASHBOWL SINK IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM, NOR IN REAR HAND SINK IN PREP AREA. OBSERVED BROKEN PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AT HAND SINK AT FRONT OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS AT EACH HAND SINK AND WASH BOWL SINK AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION 6-301.11 FOR CITATION. • OBSERVED KEYS HANGING ON HAND SINK FAUCET, SPICES, AND SPOON INSIDE BASIN OF HAND SINK IN FRONT OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED. INSTRUCTED ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR REMOVED ITEMS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION 6-301.11 FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE (MANAGER JORGE CERVANTES) DOES NOT HAVE A VALID, CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MUST OBTAIN A VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE FOR ALL MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE, WITHOUT CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINES IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALLERGEN LABEL MISSING ON FOOD (DESERT, CAKES, ETC.) PACKAGED ON SITE, IN THE CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE DISPLAY COOLER ON SALES FLOOR. MUST LABEL THE NAME OF THE FOOD SOURCES OF ANY MAJOR FOOD ALLERGENS (I.E. MILK, EGGS, ETC.) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO LABELS ON FOODS PACKAGED ON SITE (DESERTS, CAKES, ETC.) IN THE COOLER AT FRONT COUNTER. FOOD PACKAGED IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SHALL BE LABELED AS SPECIFIED BY LAW. LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD; A LIST OF INGREDIENTS; AN ACCURATE NET QUANTITY; THE NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR PACKER AND A SELL BY DATE. MUST CORRECTLY LABEL ALL PREPACKAGED ITEMS IN COOLER AT THE FRONT COUNTER.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED SEVERAL UNCOVERED RACKS OF BAKED GOOD ON TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR OF CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE AREA. OBSERVED SEVERAL UNCOVERED TRAYS OF BAKED GOODS ON FRONT COUNTER IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL BAKED GOODS MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AT ALL TIMES. MUST KEEP ALL BAKED GOODS IN DISPLAY CASES IN FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA, OR PROVIDE A BARRIER BETWEEN UNCOVERED BAKED GOODS AND CUSTOMERS. OPERATOR REMOVED ALL RACKS AND TRAYS FROM THE SALES FLOOR DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREY/BLACK, SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THRESHOLD OF FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND DIRT ACCUMULATED ON FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL THESE AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION # 60.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2200451, DATED 8/2/18. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CORE VIOLATIONS: # 10 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD DISPENSING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c). NO CITATION ISSUED. #55 OBSERVED THE FRONT CEILING OVER SALES TABLE WATER DAMAGED, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. ALSO THE REAR PREP CEILING NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. CORE VIOLATION. #57 OBSERVED ONE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLE CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW CERTIFICATE. (FACILITY HAS SEVERAL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 2, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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