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La Torta Chilanga #2

September 20, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MISSING THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, OBSERVED SIDE WINDOW WITH LARGE GAPS AROUND AIR CONDITIONER, OPEN TO AIR. INSTD TO HAVE OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED AND TIGHT FITTING. • OVER 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALL AND CEILINGS IN PREP AREA AND IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE UPDATED PEST CONTROL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: RUST AND ALUMUNUM FOIL NOTED ON SHELVES UNDER COOKING LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL, RUST AND REPAIR SURFACES SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR CABINET OF FRYERS, MICROWAVE, ALL SHELVING, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING LEGS/WHEELS AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING, CAN OPENER, AND EXTERIOR OF DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
code 49
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW BLACK/BROWN SEWAGE WITH HUMAN FECES/EXCREMENTS, TOILET PAPER, AND OTHER WASTE BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN AND ACCUMULATING ON LARGE AREA OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT. FOUL SEWAGE ODOR NOTED THROUGH OUT PREMISES. INSTD TO REPAIR PLUMBING ISSUE, REMOVE SEWAGE AND ODOR, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY
code 52
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE GREASE/DUST/DEBRIS. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREMISES, UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPEMNT, ALONG WALLBASE AND ENTIRE FLOOR IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.