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La Palma

November 4, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL. HOT WATER PROVIDED BY END OF INSPECTION, OWNER ADJUSTED HOT WATER THERMOSTAT.
code 9Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN REAR (OVER 30) IN REAR STORAGE AREA, IN BASEMENT ALONG WALLBASE, AND IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. ALSO LIVE ROACHES OBSERVED NEXT TO MOTOR OF REACH-IN COOLER AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 GAP AT SIDE OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME, SO AS TO BE TIGHT-FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: IMPROPER CONTAINERS BEING USED TO STORE MULTI-USE UTENSILS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: UNCLEAN KNIVES IN MEAT PROCESSING AREA. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME. BAN SAW, MEAT SLICER, INTERIOR OF MEAT AND DELI CASES INCLUDING RUBBER GASKETS, AND DOORS, STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR, MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS BUILD-UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: STOCK ON FLOOR AND AGAINST WALL. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES AND AWAY FROM WALL. FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE NEEDS DETAILED CLEANING THRU-OUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HOLES NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS AROUND PIPING IN CEILING AND IN WALLS. INSTD TO SEAL ALL HOLES. MEAT WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR, WORN, RUSTY, BUCKLING SURFACES. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 22, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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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