La Costa

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRINKING OPEN CAN OF COCA COLA IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DRINK IN DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD PREP/ CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO SPRAY BOTTLES PREVIOUSLY USED FOR ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING NOW BEING USED TO STORE LIME JUICE AND SOY SAUCE. SPRAY BOTTLES WERE NOT LABELED AS "SOY SAUCE" OR "LIME JUICE". THE LABEL READS "ZEP CLEANER" WITH CHEMICALS LISTED ON THE BACK. A container previously used to store POISONOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS may not be used to store, transport, or dispense FOOD. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 28
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OUTSIDE OIL TANK HAS GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT AND SIDES OF CONTAINER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ON FAN HANGING ABOVE MAIN PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 7, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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