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La Ciudad Mexican Cafe

June 27, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOODS NOT LABELED AND DATED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORGINAL CONTAINER (FIRST IN FIRST OUT).
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: VENTILATION HOOD WITH GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED GAP/SMALL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WALL/SEAL ALL HOLES GAP IN WALL.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: UNUSED WALK IN COOLER CLUTTERED WITH EQUIPMENT (CHAIRS, TABLES, ETC.). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 21, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.