Los Potrillos

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND MARINATED BEEF AND MARINATED CHORIZOS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. BEEF AT 44.6F AND CHORIZOS AT 43.9F. PREP COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 38.7F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $40.00 AND TOTAL 20 LBS. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABEL/NAME OF THE PRODUCT, COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS ON ALL FRESH VEGETABLES(MINT, CACTUS, SOUP MIXED VEGETABLES) PACKAGED ON SITE FOR SALE.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA.(CAULKING WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE). MUST REMOVE ALL EXTRA LARGE POTS THAT DO NOT FIT IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO SANITIZE. REPLACE WITH SMALLER POTS TO FIT INSIDE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO SANITIZE OR REPLACE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH BIGGER SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THE FRONT OF THE SERVING AREA. CLEAN IN DETAIL THE LID OF THE GREASE TRAP BOX UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FILTER BY THE HOOD,(WITH GREASE BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS (TWO LIGHT BULBS) IN THE PRODUCE/VEGETABLES DISPLAY COOLER.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 30, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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