La Quinta De Los Reyes

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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: OBSERVED 3 LIVE ROACHES ON WALL BEHIND AND AROUND KNIFE RACK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (05/22/14). ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL MANAGER FOR SEVICE AND SANITIZE EFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SALAD REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED ALSO OBSERVED PREMISES USING ALUMINUM TIN FOIL ON SURFACE OF SHELF UNDER GRILL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED COOLER DOOR GASKETS AND REMOVE ALL TIN FOIL, SAID SHELF SUFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS, GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND INSIDE FRYER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR BASEBOARD COVER MISSING ALONG WALL BEHIND STAND UP COOLERS ADJACENT TO COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FLOORBASE COVER ALONG SAID WALL.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING OR CRACKED CEILING LIGHT COVERS (X3) ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE PROVIDE LIGHT COVERS FOR ALL CEILING LIGHTS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DIVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED (UNUSED EQUIPMENT, CARDBOARD BOXES, ETC.). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC ICE SCOOPS (X2) CRACKED AND IMPROPERLY STORED ON SIDE OF ICE MACHINE. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED ICE SCOOPS AND PROVIDE CLEAN CONTAINERS FOR SAID ICE SCOOPS.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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