Los Arcos Authentic Mexican Food

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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: WASTE WATER BACKING UP ON 1ST AND 3RD COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN MANAGER PULLED OUT THE DRAIN STOPPER FROM THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO HAVE A WELL DRAINING SINK.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. OWNER/MANAGER ASKED HER TWO MALE EMPLOYEES TO CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP BOX AND THE PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DURING INSPECTION. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS NOW DRAINING WELL.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INSIDE THE 2 DOOR AND ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL,REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON THE FRONT 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND ONE DOOR AND 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER FAN GUARD IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN IN DETAIL ALL THE LIGHT SHIELD OF THE LIGHT BULBS ON THE HOOD AND ABOVE THE PREP AREA/KITCHEN (WITH GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL GAP BETWEEN THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN HOOD/CANOPY IN THE COOK LINE,WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 9, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

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