La Ciudad Mexican Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: CHEST FREEZER USED FOR PREP COOLER MAINTAIN TEMP OF 56.7F.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE STORED AT SAID UNIT:COOKED CHICKEN,SHREEDED LETTUCE IN WATER,GUACAMOLE ETC.COOLER UNIT MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW.TAGGED UNIT"HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED PULLED CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 62.9F; SHREDDED LETTUCE IN WATER AT TEMP OF 62.7F; GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 50.5F; GREEN PURRED SAUCE AT TEMP OF 57.2F;COOKED GREEN PEPPERS 54.6F; CHORIZO AT TEMP OF 47.9F; TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF SAUCE AT TEMP OF 47.6F TO 49F.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW.FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE EMPLOYEE.POUNDS 7#,VALUE 15. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED(CHICKEN,RICE BEANS ETC.)A LIST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN ,RUSTY UNCLEANABLE METAL FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE REPLACED/REPAIRED.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.MUST REMOVE MAT.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: TWO NON-COMMERCIAL DISH MACHINE ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A COMMERCIAL UNITS.TAGGED BOTH UNITS"HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2016: 5 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.