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La Villita Restaurant

December 6, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA: ON AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING, ON FLOOR STAND MIXER, BEHIND COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL MOUSE DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF COOKED BEANS IN WALK-IN COOLER UNCOVERED UNDERNEATH RUSTY SHELVING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY COVER AND PROTECT FOOD FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION
code 39
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DIRECT FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2511062 DATED:6/2/21 NOT CORRECTED: #10 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT FRONT HANDSINK IN MAIN PREP AREA AND IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. #47 OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON SHELVES IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ALUMINUM FOIL FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. #53 OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. #48 OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS TO FILL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO BRING ALL LISTED VIOLATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 7 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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