La Fuente Banquet Hall

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FRUIT FLIES, AND ABOUT 5 ANTS IN, AROUND AND UNDER SINKS AT BAR AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH OPENING AT BASE OF SIDE DOOR LEADING TO OUTSIDE. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SWEEP AT BASE OF DOOR TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BAR AREA MADE OF RAW WOOD. WOOD MUST BE SEALED SO THAT IT IS NON ABSORBANT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BAR UNCLEAN WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE GROWING ON PIPES UNDERNEATH SINK AND ON RAW WOOD. ALL BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE MUST BE REMOVED AND MAINTAINED • OBSERVED STOVE UNCLEAN WTH GREASE ACCUMULATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STOVE. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN REFRIGERATORS INCLUDING WALLS, SIDES, RACKS, AND FANS UNCLEAN WITH DIRT AND DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED WALL AND CEILING VENTS UNCLEAN WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTS. • OBSERVED MOP SINK VERY UNCELAN WITH HEAVY DIRT ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. • OBSERVED BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE GROWING IN CABINETS AND ON PIPES UNDER SINKS AT BAR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF CABINETS IN A CLEAN DRY SANITIARY CONDITION AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN WITH DIRT, DUST, AND GREASE ACCUMULATION IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS OF KITCHEN, DINING ROOM AND BATHROOMS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALLS AND CEILING OF KITCHEN UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPLATTER. OBSERVED ATTACHED LIGHT IN KITCHEN UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS CEILING AND ATTACHED LIGHT IN KITCHEN. • OBSERVED CEILING IN DINING AREA IN DISREPAIR DUE TO PREVIOUS LEAKING CONDITION. CEILING NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING CONDITION UNDER SINKS AT BAR AREA. ALL LEAKING CONDITIONS MUST BE FIXED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN BOTH REFRIGERATORS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 31, 2014: 7 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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