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Los Comales #3

August 18, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (BEEF, PORK) AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA; ABOUT 10 LBS OF RAW BEEF AT 48F, ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED FLAUTAS AT 50F AND ABOUT 20 LBS OF COOKED PORK AT 51F. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. ALL FOODS DISCARDED VALUED AT $250. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED A METAL STEM THERMOMETER AT THE END OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 75 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA, AND ABOUT 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES AND 2 LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA/CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR THAT LEADS TO THE ALLEY WITH A HOLE IN THE CONCRETE ON TOP OF THE DOOR AND A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM FAR RIGHT OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOLE IN THE CONCRETE AND MAKE ENTIRE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED A UNCOVERED SEWER PIPE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND 1ST FLOOR FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION (SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIAL) AROUND SAID SEWER PIPES IN ORDER TO PROTECT FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OVERFLOWING GARBAGE AND LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTING ON THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER LID WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND ALSO NOT TIGHT FITTING. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SAID LIDS TIGHT FITTING AT ALL TIMES, DO NOT ALLOW GARBAGE TO OVERFLOW AND CLEAN OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER LID OR REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
code 54

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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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