Ostioneria Restaurant El El Tecolote

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE TO HAVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WHERE THE ICE IS BEING MADE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 16
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#1591855 DATE 12-17-2015 (38)OBSERVED A EXPOSED HANDSINK IS NEEDED IN THE DISH WASHING AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HAND SINK.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREMISES
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN REAR OF PREMISES
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 17, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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