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La Mexicana Grill
July 28, 2022 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings4
- critical findings0
Failed findings
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cold food not cold enoughOfficial wording: Proper Cold Holding TemperaturesInspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS RANGING FROM 50.3-54.0 F INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA, SUCH AS 2LBS OF SOUR CREAM(54.0 F) AND 10LBS OF TRES LECHES CAKES (50.3 F). ALL SAID ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER ON SITE AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX.12LBS $30.00. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature ControlInspector note: OBSERVED COLD HOLDING UNIT AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 55.4F HOLDING TCS FOODS (TRES LECHES CAKE AND SOUR CREAM) INSIDE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND DO NOT USE REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED COOL HOLDING UNIT MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. COLD HOLDING UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE COLD HOLDING UNIT IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE FOR 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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food improperly labeledOfficial wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original ContainerInspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING WITHOUT PROPER LABELING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & HandledInspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN KITCHENWARE (SAUCEPANS) ON THE DRYING RACK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SAID ITEMS.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on May 11, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.
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