La Viva Kitchen

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: Potentially hazardous foods found at improper temperatures in the following areas: walk in cooler: 20lbs raw chicken @ 50.4f-51.4f ($150); 2lbs chicken kabobs @ 54.9f ($13); and 2lbs salmon kabobs @ 55.2f ($15). In the reach in cooler on the west side of kitchen: 2lbs sliced tomato @ 46.6f ($10); 2lbs black beans @ 54.9f ($6). In the reach in cooler across from cooking line: 2lbs of cooked shell pasta @63.9f ($6); and 2lbs of cooked linguini pasta @ 53.9f ($6). Operator voluntarily discarded denatured foods. Instructed all potentially hazardous foods must be kept below 40f (for cold foods) or (hot foods) at 140f or higher. Also advised to cool hot foods from 140f to 70f in two hours, and from 70f to 40f (or less) in four hours. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found several items without proper labels. Instructed facility to label bulk food items with name, and prepackaged or prepped potentially hazardous foods with name and date. Must maintain.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Found rust on shelves in front 2 door cooler. Instructed must remove rust and maintain smooth and easily cleanable surfaces. Observed dust build up on vents in several coolers. Vent covers and compressors in coolers and refrigeration units must be cleaned and maintained.
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 17, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.