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Los Limones Mexican Restaurant

November 4, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABLED WITH CONTENTS NAME. MUST LABEL
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RAW WOOD ON UNDERSIDE OF COUNTER ABOVE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR OT BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, NONABSORBANT. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD AND ICE IN STORAGE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. USING PRESS BOARD AS A FOOD PREPARATION SURFACE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE MATERIAL. SOILED TIN FOIL AND CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINING IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE SAME. BROKEN LID, WITH EXPOSED INSULATION, IN BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE LID. MUST INSTALL WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND EXPOSED BAR WARE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS/FREEZERS. EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND METAL STORAGE RACKS/SHELVING NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HOLE IN WALL AT ENTRANCE TO COOK LINE. MUST PROPERLY SEAL HOLE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON FIXTURES THROUGH-OUT FOOD PREP AND FOOD/UTENSIL STORAGE AREAS. MUST SHIELD ALL LIGHTS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: TABLE TOP FRYER AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA MUST BE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. PLUMBING UNDER KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKS. FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR AT REAR 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR TO HAVE HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCETS OPERATING PROPERLY. NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON HOSE BIB AT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL. DRAIN LINES MISSING FOR BAR SODA GUNS. MUST PROPERLY INSTALL DRAIN LINES
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOOD/DRINK CONTAINERS AND STOCK ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" FROM FLOOR. ACCUMUALTED LEAVES AROUND AND ON TOP OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER. MUST CLEAN.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD/UTENSIL HANDLERS.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 27, 2015: 8 findings recurred. 4 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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