La Serena

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO PERSON ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE A PERSON WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH COOKING, PREPING AND HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED. NO PERSON ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITAION CERTIFICATE.
  code 21
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: ALL CLEAN SANITIZED UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED LOCATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN POP GUN IN REAR BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: ALL REACH IN/WALK IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS VISIBLE. MUST INSTALL
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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