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Pancho Pistolas Mexican Restaurant

January 19, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JULY 5, 2015 AS DESCRIBED: #38 NO HAND SINK AT FRONT BAR WHERE A BLENDER IS USED AND GLASSES WASHED: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE AND WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE THREE DOOR AND TWO DOOR COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR; MUST REPLACE GASKETS AT THE TWO AND THREE DOOR UNITS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH KITCHENS: INTERIORS OF FREEZERS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GRILL AND FRYERS, CLEAN UNDERNEATH GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN WALK IN COOLERS, UNDER EQUIPMENT BEHIND BARS AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SOME DUST BUILD UP OBSERVED ON THE FAN COVERS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS AND ON THE CEILINGS OF THE COOLERS; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SECOND FLOOR BAR WITH NO EXPOSED HANDSINK FOR HANDWASHING AS REQUIRED; MUST INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HANDTOWELS. (THIS BAR IS USED ON OCCASIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS ONLY).
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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