La Gondola

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Toxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used
  Inspector note: Only such poisonous and toxic materials as are required to maintain sanitary conditions may be used in food establishments and they shall not be used in any hazardous manner. OBSERVED IMPROPER TOXIC ROACH SPRAY AND POWDER BORIC ACID IN FOOD CONTACT AREAS. CAN OF SPRAY IN SODA DISPENSING CABINET. POWDER BORIC ACID STORED ON FLOOR UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. BOTH CONTAINERS DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED THEIR LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SHOULD APPLY AUTHORIZED CHEMICALS ONLY.
  code 25
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-15-11 # 491787. #33-DETAIL CLEAN MEAT SLICER, ENCRUSTED FOOD. #34-CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND WHITE CHEST FREEZER AND 4 DOOR COOLER,IN PREP AREA.(DEBRI).#36-LIGHT SHIELD IS NEEDED ABOVE THE PREP TABLES AND DISHROOM.
  code 29
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. DIRT KNIVES STORED IN WALL MOUNTED KNIFE HOLDER.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ALL SHELVING AND GLASSWARE MATTING THROUGHOUT BAR MUST CLEAN. SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN MUST CLEAN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. STAND MIXER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED CLEANING AND DEBRIS REMOVED: BEHIND BAR, THROUGHOUT KITCHEN UNDER ALL SHELVING, UNDER COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, AT DISH AREA, THROUGHOUT BAR AREA, UNDER COFFEE STATION, IN WALK-IN FREEZER. ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT BAR AND KITCHEN MUST CLEAN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN LADIES WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR. DIRTY FOOD SPLATTER ON DISH MACHINE WALL MUST CLEAN/REMOVE. ALL HOLES IN WALLS AT DISH MACHINE AREA MUST SEAL.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. LEAK UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 15, 2011: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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