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La Huacana

January 24, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

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 FORTY RAT DROPPINGS ON BASEMENT FLOOR UNDER COMPRESSOR UNIT IN REAR OF BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA, REMOVE DROPPINGS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EXTERMINATOR SERVICE PREMISES PRIOR TO REINSPECTION ON JAN. 31, 2013. REMOVE ALL OPEN BAIT (DECON) FROM FLOOR OF BASEMENT AND STORE BAIT IN ENCLOSED BAIT BOXES.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: CERTIFIED MANAGER NOT ON DUTY AS REQUIRED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING HANDLED AND SERVED. RAW MEAT BEING CUT, SLICED ETC. AND CHICHARRON HAD BEEN PREPARED AND WAS BEING HELD FOR SERVICE. EMPLOYEE ON DUTY STATED THAT OWNER WAS IN MEXICO AND WILL RETURN TOMORROW.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CLEAN PREP TABLE INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND IN BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN FAN GUARD COVERS INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BASEMENT WHERE DROPPINGS OBSERVED AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INTERIOR DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER HAS PEELING PAINT AND CEILING OF WALK-IN COOLER HAS RUST SPOTS; CLEAN CEILING, PAINT DOOR. SOME WALL PANEL IN WALK-IN COOLER NEAR DOOR OF COOLER IN POOR REPAIR; SEAL WHERE NEEDED/REPAIR. WIPE DOWN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT. WALLS IN BATHROOM IN BASEMENT WERE UNFINISHED; DRYWALL IN PLACE MUST FINISH WALL AND PROVIDE A WALL COVING ALONG WALLBASE OF WALL ONCE FINISHED. ALSO SEAL HOLES AROUND PIPES RUNNING THROUGH BATHROOM WALL.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SOME LIGHTS IN STORE AND BUTCHER AREA ARE OUT OR IN PROCESS OF GOING OUT; REPLACE BULBS WHERE NEEDED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: SEWER GAS ODOR NOTED AT TWO FLOOR DRAINS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA; CLEAN DRAINS AND/OR HAVE SERVICED. NO BACK-UP NOTED AT THIS TIME.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR MEAT DISPLAY CASE AND WALK-IN COOLER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: SOME UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT; ADVISED TO REMOVE AS CLUTTER AIDS IN RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 21, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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