La Cuchara

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: USING GARBAGE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST RESTRICT AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS TO STORE FOODS,
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INSIDE OF FRYERS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE AND INTERIOR OF ALL ICE MACHINE, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL BY FRONT FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING PAINT, INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL,
  code 35
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS,
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 11, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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