Los Comales #3

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: 7-202.12(C) OBSERVED TOXIC PESTICIDES (2 CANS OF RAID AND 1 CAN OF INSECT FOG) BEING STORED UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER A PREP TABLE, AND ON A SHELF IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO APPLY PESTICIDES. THE MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-015.
  code 28
• 🪳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 100 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE PIPES/CEILING OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE CEILING AND WALLS OF THE CUSTOMER DINING/JUICING PREP AREA ON THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED BLACK PLASTIC BAGS BEING USED TO COVER THE HOT HOLDING UNITS (WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE) AT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19 OBSERVED AN EXPOSED CONCRETE WALL SURFACE ON THE WALL LOCATED BY THE HAND WASHING AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL CONCRETE WALL TO MAKE SAID SURFACE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NONABSORBENT.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 21, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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