La Tropicana Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK NEAR SMALLER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON INSIDE INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE BUILD UP, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE ICE CREAM REACH IN FREEZER, THE PREPACKAGED FRUIT 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE ICE CREAM REACH IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DICED FRUITS, PREPACKAGED DESSERT AND PREPACKAGED CHIPS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
  code 41
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT BOTTOM OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR ICE CREAM REACH IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 6, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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.