La Choza Mexican Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO SOAP PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION :7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED. ON 3-15-2024 FOUND SAID SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: A LARGE PAN OF COOKED RICE STORED ON TOP DRAIN BOARD OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT TEMP OF 112.6F TO 117.4F. POUNDS 20,COST 200. HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 135F AND ABOVE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: LARGE PAN OF COOKED CHICKEN PIECES AND BROTH AT TEMP 0F 49.6F TO 50.1F(POUNDS 30,VALUE 400); COOKED PORK RIBS AND VEGGIE AT TEMP OF 48.7F(POUNDS 25,VALUE 400).COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005.CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION
  code 22
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: 3-603.11 MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR EGGS,STEAKS, ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,
  code 25
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD PRODUCTS IN DRY CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME)FLOUR ETC.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE DOOR OF TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOOD SPILLAGE INSIDE THE REACH-IN FREEZER,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 18, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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