La Palma Supermercado

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: STOCK ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN MEAT PREP AREA ARE HEAVILY STAINED AND WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: MISSING CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR SANITIZING SOLUTIONS. (QUATERNARY AMMONIUM AND CHLORINE). INSTD TO PROVIDE TEST STRIPS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 48
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CEILING IN BASEMENT COOKING PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKS, HOLES AND PEELINGS PAINT. INSTD TO REPAIR CEILING SO AS TO BE AS SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 24, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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