La Tuya Grocery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10/14/11 AS INSTRUCTED. MUST CORRECT. VIOLATIONS #32,33.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS. LOOSE WALL OUTLET COVER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SLICER IN COUNTER IN BUTCHER AREA, DEFROST AND MAINTAIN CHEST FREEZER (FEB. 27, 2013).
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNUSED 3-COMP SINK & HANDSINK ON SALES FLOOR, ALL SHELVING UNITS INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER, FAN GUARD COVERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR AROUND EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS IN WALK-IN COOLER. REPAIR LOWER WALL ON BOTH SIDES OF SIDE DOOR WHERE NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED FOR LIGHT IN/OVER PRODUCE COOLER.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CLOGGED THREE COMP SINK IN BUTCHER AREA; MUST UNCLOG. OWNER STATES THAT PIPES ARE FROZEN. AN ADDITIONAL THREE COMP SINK IS ON PREMISES; MUST USE IT TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS AND UNCLOG SINK IN BUTCHER AREA. REPAIR LEAKS AT UTILITY SINK FAUCET IN WASHROOM AND AT THREE COMP SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM MOP BUCKET ONCE DONE USING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 14, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.

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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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