La Palapa

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A BLACK SUBSTANCE BY THE ICE MAKER AND ALONG THE SIDES OF THE INTERIOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZER AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON THE DRYING RACK SHELF LOCATED OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND RUST ON THE SHELVES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES BY THE FRONT PREP AREA AND CUTTING BOARDS ATTACHED TO THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS ON THE FANS LOCATED IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

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Compared with Pass on October 20, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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