La Flor De Mexico

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED GREEN SALSA AT 45.7F, PORK AT 43.5-44F, CHICKEN AT 55.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 35# OF FOOD WORTH $80. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. OBSERVED PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ANY BROKEN CONTAINERS WHICH CAN NO LONGER BE EASILY CLEANED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 29, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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