La Vaca

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MEATS IN WALK IN COOLER NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 30
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DAMAGE TILE IN WOMEN TOILET ROOM. MUST REPLACE TILE.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WATER HOSE CONNECTED TO WATER SPOUT UNDER EXPOSE HAND SINK. MUST DISCONTINUE TO CONNECT WATER HOSE TO WATER SPOUT UNTIL A BACK FLOW PREVENT DEVICE IS INSTALL ON WATER SPOUT.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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