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Las Reinas

September 27, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 5-6-10 NOT CORRECTED.REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM THE BASEMENT AND GARAGE. STORE ANY ITEMS 6" OFF OF THE FLOOR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED OF FOOD TYPE AND DATED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: UNUSED SLICER IN BASEMENT STORED FOUND DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST STORE CLEAN. DIRTY DISHES FOUND STORE WITH CLEAN DISHES ON COOKS LINE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PLASTIC CART FOR BUS PAN STORAGE FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND SURROUNDING AREA. MUST CLEAN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. EXTERIOR ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DISH WASHING MACHINE. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE IN ICE BIN DIRTY. MUST CLEAN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE, UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT AND ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS IN FOOD PREP WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND DISH MACHINE WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND POOLING WATER. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE. FLOOR IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD AND POOLING DIRT AND LIQUID. MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OPEN CREVICES IN CEILING OF LADIES WASHROOM DUE TO RECENT REPAIRS. MUST COMPLETELY SEAL. HOLE IN METAL WALL AT TWO DOOR COOLER ON COOKS LINE. MUST SEAL. WALLS AT DISH MACHINE WITH FOOD SPLATTER. WALLS BEHIND COOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL. MUST MOVE WALL MOUNTED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IN DISH ROOM CLOSER AND ACCESSIBLE TO EXPOSED HANK SINK IN SAME ROOM.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK UNDER FOOD PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK, LEAK AT NOZZLE ON BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BOTH REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR AND REMOVE ALL DUCT TAPE. CONSTANT RUNNING LEAK UNDER BASEMENT MOP SINK ONTO FLOOR AND DOWN A STEP INTO A NEAR BY FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS AND ALL COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 6, 2010: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.