Paleteria La Plaza

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

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ASSORTED CUT FRUITS BEING STROED IN T-SHIRT BAGS IN CHEST FREEZER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING HANDSINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR HANDSINK, SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA WITH CLUTTER AND ITEMS ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE PREP/ AND KEEP ITEMS ELEVATED OFF OF FLOORS.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 2, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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