Montealban

May 19, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. PORK, BEEF, CHORIZO, MENUDO, CUT TOMATOES, AND EGGS FOUND AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F TO 56F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS (RICE, SOUP, COOKED BEEF, AND COOKED YAMS) HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATES FOR ANY PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER TO BE IMPROPER AT 56.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR COOLER TO PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW, OR REPLACE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES CAPABLE OF TAKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER TO TAKE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL REPORTS AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED OVER 15 LIVE ROACHS ON THE EDGE OF THE OVEN DOOR, ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE PREP COOLER, UNDERNEATH THE MICROWAVE, EMBEDDED INSIDE THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER, AND ON THE WALL UNDERNEATH THE PREP HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL ROACHES AND ACTIVITY, CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND CONTACT TO PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED OVER 20 DEAD ROACHES ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER, ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR NEAR THE DOOR, AND ON THE COUNTER NEAR THE TWIZZLER CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: FOUND UNPACKAGED AND UNCOVERED CHICHARRON AND CARNE SECA BEING DISPLAYED ON A TABLE WITH TONGS NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA, INTENDED FOR CONSUMER SELF SERVICE, NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD ON DISPLAY MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE USE OF PACKAGING, DISPLAY CASES, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED ONLY ONE DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE DRAIN PLUGS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR SANITIZER OR WAREWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, AND DEFROST AND REMOVE ICE FROM THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FOUND THE PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO BE SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • FOUND NO MOP SINK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT AT LEAST ONE SERVICE SINK (MOP SINK) OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR DRAIN SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS AND DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER/SIMILAR LIQUID.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: NOTED NO GREASE TRAP INSTALLED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
code 52
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED NO OUTSIDE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER ON THE PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERCIAL REFUSE REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND A THICK LAYER OF GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES (BROKEN EQUIPMENT, ETC.) STORED OUTSIDE NEAR THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
code 58

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