Little Madrid Coffee Shop

August 26, 2022 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DID NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO SOAP AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE KITCHEN OR THE WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WAS ON-SITE WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS MEATBALLS WERE BEING PREPARED. SUCH A PERSON MUST BE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK, SERVICE REPORTS, OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION ON SITE FOR REVIEW. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, WASHROOM, AND REAR HALLWAY AT THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE FOR FLIES AND ELIMINATE ALL FLY ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: PRE-SET EXPOSED TABLE FLATWARE MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. COVERED/WRAPPED.
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: CLEAN STORED POTS/PANS MUST NOT HANG DIRECTLY ABOVE THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK.
    code 44
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT COUNTER/SHELVING MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    code 45
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT DIRTY WITH FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: EXPANDING FOAM SEALANT SURROUNDING WALL PIPING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. CHIPPING PLASTER WALL IN THE KITCHEN AT WALL-MOUNTED KNIFE HOLDER. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXCESSIVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS, FOOD SPLATTER ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS OF THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • THE CEILING VENT COVER IN THE KITCHEN IS IN POOR REPAIR, FALLING OUT OF THE CEILING TILE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. • ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED THROUGHOUT THE FRONT COUNTER, REAR HALLWAY CLOSET, AND OUTDOOR WALKWAY MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER INDOOR STORED ITEMS ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR THE THREE EMPLOYEES ON SITE PREPARING FOODS. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 28, 2021: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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