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Latin American Rest & Lounge

June 16, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago. STANDING SEWER WASTE WATER IN BASEMENT AREA, INCLUDING BEVERAGE AND OTHER DRY STORAGE ITEMS. STRONG, FOUL ODORS, SEWER WATER ALL OVER FLOOR AND POOLED IN SOME AREAS. PLUMBER ARRIVE ON SITE, DURING INSPECTION, TO REPAIR ANY PLUMBING LEAKS, ROD DRAIN AND/OR BACK-UP. MUST WASH AND SANITIZE FLOORS AND SURFACES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. OBSERVED COLD AND HOT FOODS BEING TRANSPORTED IN A VAN THATS NOT HEATED, AND OR COLD, WITH NO COLD OR HOT BOXES TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN FOOD TEMPS, INSTRUCTED TO INVEST IN THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO TRANSPORT FOODS TO KEEP TEMPERATURE OF FOODS SAFE 40'F, AND BELOW FOR COLD AND 140'F, AND ABOVE FOR HOT FOODS, FOODS WERE JUST COOKED, AND REMOVED FROM COOLER TO TRANSPORT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD FEST, ALSO OBSERVED FOODS BEING STORED ON FLOOR AND NOT ON TOP OF COUNTER TABLES SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005A
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. OBSERVED 35 RODENT DROPPING VARIOUS AREAS THROUGH-OUT PREMISES, 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN, DINING AND BASEMENT AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE ALL OUTER OPENING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A RODENT PROOF STRIPE AT BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR APPROX. 1/2 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF DOOR SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA HAS OVERFLOWING GARBAGE CONTAINERS, LIDS ARE NOT COMPLETELY SEALED, TRASH ALL OVER GROUND AREA, CLUTTER UNDER OUTSIDE PORCH, OUTSIDE BACK DOOR, CAUSING A RODENT HARBORAGE SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 19

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 28, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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