La Palapa

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOIL LINING THE REAR SHELVING OVER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE SHELVING WHERE THE LARGE GLASS SERVING DISHES ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOIL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE BREEDING AND HARBORING SPACE FOR INSECTS. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYERS OIL FILTERING AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING ALONG THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE REAR EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 20, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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