La Luna

October 28, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings18
critical findings5

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: 2-102.14 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, SHRIMP) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION WRITTEN UNDER VIOLATION #2.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM ONLY MAINTAINING AN INADEQUATE HOT WATER TEMEPERATURE OF 75F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 5-205.11 OBSERVED MULTIPLE HAND WASHING SINKS BLOCKED WITH CONTAINERS INSIDE OF THE BASIN AND A GARBAGE CAN IN FRONT OF THE HAND WASHING SINK BOTH AT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND NEVER BLOCKED HAND WASHING SINK, HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER ABOVE VIOLATION. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE 4 HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA, BASEMENT TOILET ROOM AND AT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-102.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE NOR A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, SHRIMP) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 2Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
Inspector note: 3-301.11(B) OBSERVED A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER SHREDDING READY TO EAT CABBAGE AND TOUCHING THE READY TO EAT FOOD WITH HER BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND NEVER ALLOW FOOD HANDLERS TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS WITH THEIR BARE HANDS, FOOD HANDLERS MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES OR TONGS TO HANDLE ALL READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 9Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-303.11(B) OBSERVED THE LOW TEMEPRATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGER REMOVED THE EMPTY SANITIZER CONTAINER AND REPLACED THE CONTAINER WITH A NEW SANITIZING CONTAINER. BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WAS SANITIZING AT 100PPM. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:1) OBSERVED MULTIPLE TCS FOODS AT INADEQAUTE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN RANGING FROM 75F-81F, ABOUT 20 LBS OF COOKED BEEF RANGING FROM 114F-121F, ABOUT 6 LBS OF CHICKEN FLAUTAS RANGING FROM 71F-85F AND ABOUT 8 LBS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 52.5F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 21
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (SUNNY SIDE EGGS AND AGUACHILES CEVICHE). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 25
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED MUSSELS BEING THAWED IN STAGNET WATER AND ICE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS THAW ALL TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NOT EXCEEDING 70F).
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES LOCATED ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND PIPES BY THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED AN EXPOSED SEWER PIPE IN THE DISH WASHING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE SEWER PIPE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 3-307.11 OBSERVED UNCOVERED CONSUMABLE WATER CONTAINER AND A TORTILLA CHIP CONTAINER, BOTH WITHOUT LIDS, BEING STORED AT THE BAR/FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS FOR THE WATER AND TORTILLA CHIP CONTAINERS TO PREVENT ANY CHANCE OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-304.12 OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN THE ICE MACHINE ON TOP OF ICE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP AT ALL TIMES.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.17 OBSERVED A WOOD WALL IN THE DISH WASHING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED INTERIOR OF THE FRYER WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 21, 2020: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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