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Lito's Empanadas
January 14, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings6
- critical findings1
Failed findings
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS COOKED SHREDDED CHICKEN IN A LARGE METAL BOWL COVERED WITH PLASTIC WRAP IN A TALL REACH-IN COOLER AT 73.5F. EMPLOYEE STATES FOOD WAS PREPARED IN THE MORNING. REVIEWED PROPER METHOD OF COOLING COOKED FOODS. CHICKEN DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
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hot/cold holding temps offOfficial wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And ServedInspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION WHILE FOODS BEING HELD, PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012.
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Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As NeededInspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS IN COOLERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
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Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service ArticlesInspector note: DIRTY FOOD ENCRUSTED STYROFOAM PLATES PREVIOUSLY USED FOR RAW EMPANADA'S FOUND STORED ON STORAGE SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA TO BE USED AGAIN. INSTRUCTED TO USE WASHABLE FOOD CONTACT DISHES OR DISCARD DISPOSABLE STYROFOAM AFTER EACH USE. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED DURING INSPECTION.
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE DRIPPING INSIDE EXHAUST HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel WornInspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on February 28, 2012: 5 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.
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