La Cocina Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A VALID/ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A VALID/ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE AND MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER (CFM) ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS (I.E. BEEF, CHICKEN, BEANS, RICE, ETC.). INSTRUCTED A CFM TO BE ON SITE WHENEVER PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL THAT IS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: LOWER SURFACE OF THE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA HAS FROZEN BLOOD ON IT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SURFACE. • INTERIOR OF THE FRYER WITH GREASE SPILLS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER.
  code 49
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE ONLY VALID CFM CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ANY PERSON WITH THE CFM CERTIFICATE TO ALSO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 13, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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