La Copacabana

June 29, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED TOILET NOT MAINTAINED. WHEN FLUSHED TOILET WATER FLOWS HEAVILY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TOILET ONTO THE FLOOR. PREMISES ONLY HAS ONE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH DIRTY DISHES IN SAID SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EXPOSED HAND SINK AVAILABLE AND NOT BLOCKED AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION. OBSERVED OVER 40 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE REAR UTENSIL WASHING AREA, 20 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND REACH IN FREEZERS IN REAR, 40 RODENT DROPPINGS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WALK IN COOLER, 25 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PREP TABLE OF THE WALK IN COOLER, 10 RODENT DROPPINGS BY MOP AND SALT DISPLAY LOCATED BY THE PRODUCE AREA, OVER 60 DROPPINGS UNDER FOOD DISPALY SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE CONCENTRATION OF THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1561931 DATED ON 08/06/2015 38 INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, PORK) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT PROPER LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE OF PREPARATION. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED UTENSILS (BOWLS) BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN BINS OF RICE, FLOUR AND BREADING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN UTENSILS DIRECTLY ABOVE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST RELOCATE UTENSILS AWAY FROM HAND SINK.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY CARDBOARD BEING USED AS A SHELF AND FLOOR LINER ON ALL PREP TABLES AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED FOIL WRAPPED AROUND A WIRE ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE CARDBOARD OR FOIL LININGS. ALL SURFACES SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. RUST ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZERS AND GREASETRAP. MUST REPLACE OR REFINISH TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PLUMBERS PUTTY AROUND DRAIN OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE PUTTY AND PROPERLY REPAIR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKETS OF ALL MEAT REACH IN COOLERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. ACCUMULATED FOOD DERIS ON SHELVES, RACKS AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH-OUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT ENTIRE PREMISES WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULTED FOOD, DIRT, AND RODENT DROPPING DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG ALL WALLS, UNDER SHELVES AND EQUIPMENT AND IN ALL CORNERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK NEEDED IN WALK IN COOLER WHERE FOOD PREP IS BEING DONE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. NO FILTERS IN VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REPLACE FILTERS. EXHAUST FAN IN TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING, MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SODA CRATES BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE CUSTOMER DISPLAY AREA AND UNDER PRODUCE STANDS. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 13, 2015: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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