La Tropicana Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS (CHOCOLATE, KETCHUP, SPRINKLES, PECANS/NUTS AND COCONUT FLAKES). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 41
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF UTENSILS (TONGS) IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 43
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS/BAGS.
  code 47
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 29, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.