La Ciudad Mexican Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTD FROM REPORT #1763441 DATED 4/22/16. #32- MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP/COOK LINE AND MAINTAIN. #35- STAINED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. #36-PROVIDE SOLID LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE PREP/KITCHEN AREA. #38-LEAK ON THE FAUCET CONNECTOR ARM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK AND MAINTAIN. #41-: CLUTTER INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER BEING USED AS STORAGE AREA(THAT IS BROKEN/NOT WORKING SINCE THE OWNER GOT THE RESTAURANT) AND THE SMALL STORAGE ROOM . MUST CLEAN, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND DISCARD UNNECESSARY ITEMS/ARTICLES TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST HAVE A LABEL(NAME OF THE PRODUCT) AND DATE.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: ALL CLEAN UTENSILS,POTS,PANS,FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND DUST ACCUMULATION.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 12, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.