La Vaca

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED AN ADDED BRUNCH MENU WITHOUT CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE FOR SUNNY SIDE (FRIED) EGG ITEMS (DESAYUNO VACA AND CHILAQUILES VACA) AND AN ASTREIK MISSING ON THE CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER THAT IS ALREADY PRINTED ON THE MENU. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURES BY MARKING SAID ITEMS WITH AN ASTREIK AND PROVIDE AN ASTREIK NEXT TO THE CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER ON THE BRUNCH MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
  code 25
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE SHELVES LOCATED IN THE 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19 OBSERVED A CRACKED TOILET BOWL COVER IN THE FAR LEFT TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TOILET BOWL COVER.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 30, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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