La Cocina

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED AT PREP AREA BY COOKLINE. MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION FAN COVER INSIDE PREP AREA SODA/SAUCE REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FAN COVER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA ALONG COOKLINE. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS (X4) ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS WITH WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THEROMETER INSIDE PREP AREA LOW REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED/ITEMS ON BASEMENT FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 6, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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.