La Mixteca Poblana

June 7, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings14
critical findings3

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. HOT AND COLD WATER SHUT OFF AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. MANAGER LATER INDICATED THAT THE SINK NEEDS REPAIRING. DRAIN IN BASIN AND PIPES UNDERNEATH NOT PROPERLY SEALED WHICH PROFUSELY LEAKS WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PLACE A BUCKET UNDERNEATH SINK UNTIL REPAIRED. ALSO FOUND NO SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT BOTH WASHROOMS AND AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP OF UNIT FOUND AT 49.1F. REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER INTERIOR AIR TEMPERATURE AT 45.1F. ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL IR TEMP OF 40 DEGREEA OR BELOW. BOTH UNITS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION, AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: COOKED BEANS-49.0F, COOKED POBLANA PEPPERS-51.1F, PRE-COOKED MEAT(BEEF AND PORK) SITTING ON COLD GRILL AT 56.5F AND 59.4F, COOKED POBLAMOS-48.8F, UNCOOKED CHICKEN-46.7F. ALL FOOD ITEMS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. RAT DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 25 ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT IN ROOM NOT BEING USED FOR STORAGE, 5 IN CABINETS ACROSS FROM JUICE BAR, 10 SCATTERED ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALLS IN DINING AREA AND IN AREA LEADING TO REAR FOOD PREP AREA,10 ON FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(COOKING STOVE AND DEEP FRYER), AND 5 SCATTERED IN FRONT JUICE BAR AREA. ALSO FOUND MICE DROPPINGS: 15 SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS UNDER JUICE BAR, 15 ON UPPER WALL(BRICK) LEDGES IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND 15 FOUND SCATTERED ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALLS IN DINING ROOM AND IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REPAIR EXIT DOOR IN DINING ROOM LEADING OUTSIDE TO STAIRS THAT LEAD DOWN TO THE BASEMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OVERFLOWING TRASH OBSERVED IN BOTH GARBAGE DUMPSTERS WITH LIDS COMPLETELY OPEN. TRASH AND DEBRIS ALSO NOTED ON GROUND SURROUNDING THE DUMPSTERS, AND EXTERIOR OF GREASE DUMPSTER FOUND WITH GREASE BUILD-UP ON THE EXTERIOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICARE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF THIS INVESTIGATION WHILE FRESH MEAT WAS BEING PREPPED(BEEF). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOS MINOR VIOLATION NOTED 12-216 ON REPORT # 1591991 NOT CORRECTED. NON COMPLIANT WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENT, NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED DURING INVESTIGATION. -MUST PROVIDE. NON COMPLIANT SERIOUS 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES AND SURFACES COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AND UNERNEATH PREP TABLES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN TH FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF COOKING STOVE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, STORAGE CABINETS, CAN OPENER AND SLEEVE ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE, CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, ALL CUTTING BOARDS ATTACHED TO REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE AND IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ALL SINKS AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS REMOVNG ALL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND AREAS ON FIRST FLOOR AND IN BASEMENT AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT, AND PAINT AREAS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: CLEAN MASSIVE DUST BUILD-UP ON EXHAUST FANS IN WASHROOMS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM LARGE REAR SECTION OF BASEMENT. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 28, 2015: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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