La Palapa

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH-IN COOLER 52.4F AND WALK-IN COOLER 50.1 NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. COOLERS ARE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW SHRIMP 52.3F-68.9F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON PREP TABLE, EMPANADAS 54.6F, RAW SHRIMP 50.2-53.4F, CEVICHE 53.6F, COOKED PASTA 51.3F, OCTOPUS 49.2F, STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 70LBS AND $300 OF FOOD. ALL COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES, PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN REAR PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA AND WALK-IN FREEZER.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 11, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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