La Lena

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
  code 5Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER POSTED OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENUS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
  code 25
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-101.19 Inspector Comments: MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE AREA
  code 47
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2304666 8/14/19 NOT CORRECTED.#44- MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON REAR DISH STORAGE SHELVES.#49- MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRYER CABINETS,ALL REACH IN & PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS,GRILL TABLES,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.#55- MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN BAR DINING AREA,RESTAURANT DINING AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM .#55- MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM FLOORS IN CLOSETS IN BAR AREA.#57- IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.#58- OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 14, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 7 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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