La Palapa

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: BOX FREEZER LID IN POOR CONDITION NEED TO REPLACE, CLEAN UPRIGHT FREEZER IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, CLEAN CEILING VENTS. • WALLS IN WAIT STATION NOT EASILY CLEANABLE HAS BAMBOOON WALLS NEED TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NEED TO CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE NEED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE/DISH AREA NEED TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED ALSO IN OUTSIDE REAR STORAGE AREA.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NEED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN 100PPM CHLORINE SANITIZER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 17, 2013: 5 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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