Mariscos El Kora

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP TABLE PUSHED UP AGAINST ESPOSED HAND WASHING SINK MAKING EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN ACCESSIBLE. PREP TABLE WAS MOVED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST AT BASE OF REACH IN FREEZER ACROSS FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN BASE OF FREEZER IN A SMOOTH SANITARY CONDITION. • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN BASEMENT. PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD AND MAINTAIN SURFACE IN A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE MANNER. • OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER DOOR IN BASEMENT IN DISREPAIR. WOOD ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DOOR IS CHIPPING AND PEELING. RESTORE DOOR TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS WHILE PREPPING FOOD. • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT SERVICE AREA BACKING UP WITH SOAP SUDS FROM DRAIN LINE. REPAIR SINK SO THAT THERE IS NO BACK UP.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTALL THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT SERVICE AREA.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 13, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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