Los Comales #3

May 4, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLER BY RIGHT GRILL STATION WITH AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 45.9F. OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER WITH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.4F. MUST REPAIR AND MANTAIN TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION# 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOLLOWING FOODS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE FRONT PREP COOLER AT TEMPERTURES BETWEEN 43F-55F: 52# BEEF, 25# CHICKEN, 35# PORK, 4# FISH, 2# CHEESE, 50# EGGS,40# TOMATOES, 50# SAUCE, 8# TAMMALES, 30# BEANS, 8# RICE, 25# MILK, 1# MELON; WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $2000 AND TOTAL WEIGHT OF 330#. FACILITY CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION BY VOLUNTRAILY DISCARING THESE ITEMS. CRITICAL VIOLATION# 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING UNHYGIENIC PRACTICES: EMPLOYEE IN THE BASEMENT PREP HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS (MASHED POTATOES AND TORTILLAS) WITH BARE HANDS. EMPLOYEE AT TACO STATION PREPARING READY TO EAT WITH BARE HANDS. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TAKE OUT TRASH IN GLOVES AND THEN RETURN TO FOOD PREP WITHOUT GLOVE CHANGE. ADVISED MANAGER TO EXPLAIN GOOD HYGENIC PRACTICES WITH EMPLOYEES. CRITICAL VIOLATION# 7-38-010(A)(B)
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD BEING STORED UNDER WASTE PIPE IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED IN FRONT PREP AREA THE DISHES BEING WASHED NEXT TO STOVE WITH WATER SPLASHING ONTO STOVE WHERE FOOD WILL BE PREPARED. OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT SALSA IN THE WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED OPEN POTS OF READY TO EAT FOOD COOLING ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP. MUST PROTECT FOOD DURING STORAGE, PREP, DISPLAY, AND SERVICE. MUST NOT STORE RAW FOODS ABOVE READY TO EAT FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION# 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED A POOL OF EXCESS GREASE, ON THE LID, COVERING THE OUTSIDE OF, AND ON THE GROUND AROUND THE GREASE CONTAINER OUTSIDE. MUST CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION# 7-38-020
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD (RAW CHICKEN) STORED IN NON FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. OBSERVED BULK READY TO EAT FOODS, STORED WITHOUT ANY LABELING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 30
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN VENT IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM, AND BROKEN HOOD ABOVE STOVE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WORKING THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 40
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED CUP WITH NO HANDLES BEING USED AND STORED DIRECTLY IN ICE BUCKET USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST PROVIDE ICE SCOOP WITH HANDLES AND STORE WITH HANDLE HAVING NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 14, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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