La Vaca

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM, ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, AND IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA BY THE REACH-IN FREEZER. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA, ABOUT 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM, AND ABOUT 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE SLIDING FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS THAT LEAD TO OUTSIDE OPENED WITHOUT ADEQUATE SCREENING TO PREVENT PESTS ' ENTRY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENS OR MAINTAIN WINDOWS CLOSED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS BETWEEN AND INSIDE THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED CRACKS AND CREVICES IN VARIOUS AREAS ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL CRACKS AND CREVICES. • 6-201.13 OBSERVED NO COVING ON THE WALL UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK / DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE AREA BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND WALL TIGHT FITTING.
  code 55

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Compared with No Entry on May 22, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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