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Moe's Cantina

June 19, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MAKER NOT MAINTAINED. WET/BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORNER SURFACE AND ON THE TUBE WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM OF THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). INSTRUCTED TO UNPLUGGED THE ICE MACHINE AND DISCARD ALL THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE ICE MAKER UNTIL THE INTERIOR PANEL IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED.
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARMENT SINK. CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE DRAIN BOARD FOR CLEAN GLASSES IN THE TWO BARS. PROVIDE THREE WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN IN DETAIL INTERIOR DOOR OF ONE OUT OF TWO DEEP FRYER(WITH HEAVY GREASE BULD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN ALL THE LIGHT SHIELD OF THE LIGHT BULBS ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS /ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FILTER ON THE HOOD ABOVE THE GRILL IN THE COOK LINE WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BEHIND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA,WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN. WALLS IN THE DRY STORE ROOM BEHIND ALL THE WIRE RACK SHELVING NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND REPAINT. MUST SEAL THE HOLE ON THE CEILING IN THE SAME AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. ALL WASH CLOTH USED FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLE, TOP OF THE COLD HOLDING UNIT CHOPPING BOARD, ALL COOLERS MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 17, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 6 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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