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La Cocina

January 26, 2016 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

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

Inspector note: MUST ALWAYS USE FOOD GRADE BAGS TO STORE FOOD NOT THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. FOUND YELLOW RICE INSIDE A PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG AT THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS AT ALL TIMES. ALSO MUST ALWAYS PROPERLY DATE AND LABEL PREPARED FOODS AND ALL OTHER FOODS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING/CONTAINERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST USE PROPER UTENSILS OR SCOOPERS WITH HANDLES TO SERVE FOOD FROM PLASTIC CONTAINERS INSIDE THE 2-SLIDING DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS FROM THE COOKING LINE. FOUND FOAM CUPS/BOWLS INSIDE PREPARED MEAT. MUST PROVIDE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST SEAL OR PAINT RAW WOODEN TABLE HOLDING THE SMALL ICE MACHINE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS AT CEILING IN THE EXHAUST CANOPY. FOUND ABOVE WITH EXCESSIVE GRIME BUILD-UP.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE THE BASEMENT AREA. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM THE BASEMENT.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE FOR THE NEW EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES (FATIMA FELIX AND DANIEL TORRES).
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 23, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.