La Torta Chilanga

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND REACH IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A ONE INCH GAP IN BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILLS AND INSIDE OF THE FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE DEBRIS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PROVIDED FOR THE COOKS AND WAITRESS STAFF. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 18, 2022: 9 findings recurred. 9 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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