La Malinche

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• 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: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
  code 5Priority
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 OBSERVED A HOSE INSIDE OF THE AIR GAP FOR THE COFFEE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OR PROPER AIR GAP (NO LESS THAN ONE INCH).
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES NOT PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 29, 2020: 6 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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