La Estrella

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: MUST POST HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: FOUND WHITE TRACKING POWDER FOR PEST CONTROL & MONITORING THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TOXIC OR NON-TOXIC POWDER. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 28
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 LIVE ROACHES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ROACHES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS ONSITE. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of SANITIZING solutions shall be provided. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 48
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR WOMEN'S SANITARY NEEDS, IN GENDER NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR WALL DAMAGE IN WALK IN COOLER. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IE EAR FOOD PREP AREA. REPLACE TORN AND DIRTY AIR CURTAIN LEADING TO REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, HOOD NOT WORKING IN SMALL ROOM WITH COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP, DRY STORAGE AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 26, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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