Mariscos El Camaron Pelao Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SHRIMP, FISH, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: CLEAN SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY (EX. HANDLE UP OR PRE WRAPPED, ETC).
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY SURFACES ON INTERIOR BOTTOM OF UPRIGHT COOLER. REMOVE SAME. RUBBER GASKET OF FRONT PREP COOLER CONDIMENT DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. REPAIR SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, STORAGE SHELVES, AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT OUT IN MAIN PREP AREA. REPLACE SAME.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: METAL STEM THERMOMETER MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLER. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 19, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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