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Manolo's Tamales #3

April 16, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING MY INSPECTION WASHING DISHES AND UTENSILS WITHOUT PROPERLY SETTING UP THE SINK AND NOT USING SANITIZER IN THE THIRD COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED BOTH OF THEM HOW TO PROPERLY SET UP THE SINK AS WELL AS THE MANAGER AND OWNER WHO ARRIVED AFTER MY INSPECTION BEGAN. SINK(S) MUST BE SET UP TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE AND CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS PROVIDED TO TEST THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING OF COOKED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER; LABEL COOKED FOODS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE TWO DOOR FREEZER IN THE REAR PREP AREA; MUST REPLACE TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM THE UNIT. (UNIT AT PROPER TEMPERATURE AT THIS TIME)
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: FRYER INTERIOR BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR, EXTERIOR OF STOVE, INTERIORS OF FREEZERS IN REAR PREP AREA; CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ON VENTS AND INTERIOR OF THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH PREP AREAS; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: ONE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM IS NOT WORKING; REPAIR FIXTURE IN WOMENS WASHROOM.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR EACH THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP. USING PLASTIC WRAP AFTER INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES ON PROPER SET UP. OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE MOP SINK FAUCET NECK IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA; REPAIR LEAKS. NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE FIRST FAUCET AT THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA; RESTORE RUNNING WATER TO THIS FAUCET. A SPRAYER IS ATTACHED TO THE MIDDLE FAUCET AT THIS SINK WHICH REACHES THE FIRST COMPARTMENT TO PROPERLY FILL IT WITH WATER.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WASTE WATER IN MOP BUCKET IN FRONT PREP AREA; REMOVE WASTE WATER FROM BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE AND STORE WET MOPS PROPERLY TO DRY.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS EMPLOYED MUST OBTAIN THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE; INFO GIVEN AND EXPLAINED.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 20, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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