Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: No hand washing signage at exposed hand sink in prep. Must provide.
  code 10Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: Observed no employee health policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: Observed no vomit and diarrhea clean up policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
  code 5Priority
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
  Inspector note: Observed employees eating in prep area. Instructed all employees must eat in a designated area. Employees may not eat in prep area. Manager communicated information to employees during inspection.
  code 6Priority
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: Observed no labels on TCS foods in coolers. Instructed must label all TCS (time/temperature control for safety) foods with name and discard date. Priority foundation 7-38-005.
  code 23
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: Observed no thermometers in coolers. Must provide thermometers in a conspicuous spot in all coolers. Must maintain same.
  code 36
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: Backflow device not located on utility sink. Must provide backflow prevention device.
  code 51
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: Observed no proof allergen training on site. Must provide proof of allergen training for all Chicago certified food sanitation managers.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 8, 2017: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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