✕

Lito's Empanadas

August 15, 2016 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: PREP COOLER CURRENTLY IN USE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 44.6F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO REPAIR UNIT, ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN PREP COOLER: CHICKEN 50.1F, CHEESE 46.4F, COOKED CORN 48.5F, SALSA 48.8F. ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 10LBS, $50 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
code 3Priority
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: OVER 25 RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT NEAR EXIT DOOR AND SCATTERED ALONG WALLBASE IN STORAGE AREAS. BASEMENT EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. DOOR APPEARS TO BE GNAWED AND USING FOAM TO ATTEMPT TO SEAL. INSTD TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, RODENT PROOF DOOR USING PROPER MATERIAL AND TO BE TIGHT FITTING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: DRY STORAGE BINS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELF UNIT UNDERNEATH FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES. MISSING DOOR FOR FRYER. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
code 32
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN PREP SINK AND DISHMACHINE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EXTREME CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO ELIMINATE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 4, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Near West Side

See every restaurant in Near West Side →

About this record

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.