Los Portales Mexican Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: All dish washing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED.WATER EXTREMELY SLOWLY GOING DOWN,ALSO WASTE WATER BACKING UP ON MIDDLE AND LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENTS.INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030 H000076639-15
  code 24
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. NEED TO PROVIDE INGREDIENT LABEL FOR ALL SLICED SWEET, INCLUDING WHAT IS BROUGHT IN FROM BAKERY.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ALL SERVING AND COOKING SPOON MUST BE REMOVED FROM INSIDE FOOD ONCE IS STORED IN COOLERS.ALSO REORGANIZE INTERIOR CHEST FREEZER AND PROPERLY STORE FOOD.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. THE FOLLOWING FAUCETS NEEDS UNTHREAD FAUCET(3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK)
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 26, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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