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Los Potrillos

August 10, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR A VOMITING/DIARRHEA EVENT AND REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS COOKED, READY TO EAT SHRIMP BEING STORED ON DISPLAY IN THE RAW SEAFOOD DISPLAY COOLER IN BETWEEN RAW SHRIMP, DIRECTLY NEXT TO AND TOUCHING THE RAW SHRIMP. INSTRUCTED ALL READY TO EAT AND RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS MUST BE STORED SEPARATED AND PROTECTED.SHRIMP DISCARDED, ESTIMATED VALUE $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
Proper Cooling Time And Temperature

Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS COOKED PORK IN A DEEP METAL CONTAINER WITH A METAL LID INSIDE THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 70F. MANAGEMENT STATES THE PORK WAS COOKED THAT DAY. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE. REVIEWED WITH THE MANAGER PROPER COOLING PROCEDURES OF USING LOOSELY COVERED SHALLOW CONTAINERS, QUICK CHILLS IN FREEZERS/TIMES REQUIRED FOR THE COOLING PROCESS. PORK DISCARDED. ESTIMATED VALUE AT $10.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 20
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS COOKED WHOLE CHICKEN, PRE-PACKAGED IN A HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES OF 123.1F & 128.1F. INSTRUCTED ALL HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT A HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE. ALL DISCARDED. ESTIMATED VALUE $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #20 FOR CITATION.
code 21
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED A POSTER WALL MENU OF ASSORTED BREAKFAST EGG ITEMS THAT MAY BE COOKED TO ORDER. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND REMINDS CUSTOMERS OF SUCH ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. • ALL PRE-PACKAGED, PREPARED FOODS SUCH AS SALSAS ETC. MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS, LIST OF INGREDIENTS INCLUDING PACKAGED FOODS FROM OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE SOLD IN THE STORE.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. • PRODUCE PREP CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP BLACKENED GROOVES. MUST REPLACE OR RE-SURFACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE DISPLAY HOT HOLDING FOOD UNIT. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. SHELVING UNDER THE DISPLAY HOT HOLDING FOOD UNIT DAMAGED/CHIPPING AND IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPLACE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE WATER NOZZLE NEXT TO THE HAND SINK IN THE FAR REAR PREP AREA. NOTED ATTACHED HOSE TO FAUCET.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE NORTH WASHROOM CEILING VENTILATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. • WALL COVING AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE REAR PREP AREA WITH MISSING/DAMAGED TILES AND PLASTER. MUST REPAIR.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE SOUTH WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 10, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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