La Cocina

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT CLEAN MULTI-USE SPOONS IN CONTAINER NEAR CASH REGISTER.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF SINKS, DRAWER UNDER UNUSED GRILL(STANDING WATER), REACH-IN COOLERS, FREEZERS, AND SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETER IN REACH-IN COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. ORGANIZE REACH-IN COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 27, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.

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