La Villita Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY SURFACE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR. PAINT ALL SHELVES INSIDE SMALL LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE WHITE UPPER INTERIOR PANEL INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE, AND THE SIDES OF THE GRILLS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REPAIR UPPER SECTION OF WALL INSIDE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM(PEELING PAINT).
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON PREMISES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP CONTAINER MUST BE ENCLOSED TO PREVENT THE SCOOP FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 4, 2016: 6 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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