Las Casita's Restaurant

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

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NOTED NO SOAP AT HAND WASH SINK OF THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHINGS AT ALL TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER:-PORK 45.1F, CHICKEN 48F, SLICED TOMATOES 50.3F. GROUND BEEF 47.7F, RICE 44.7F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 25 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $275.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE ONE DOOR OF THE PREP SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE. • NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 17, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.