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Patron Mexican Grill

July 9, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY WAS PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012A. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON PREMISES FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND TO HAVE CLEAN-UP SUPPLIES AVAILABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGES OF RAW BEEF STORED ON TOP OF PRODUCE CRATES CONTAINING LETTUCE, CILANTRO AND TOMATILLOS IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE PRODUCE. ALSO, OBSERVED A BAG OF RAW BEEF STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH RAW CHICKEN IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE BAG OF RAW BEEF. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED SOUR CREAM AT 46.4F, SALSA AT 44.6F AND CHEESE AT 47.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF FOOD WORTH $25. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE LEDGE UNDER THE STEAM TABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER SOLUTION.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE STOVE, VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS, PREP COOLERS, MICROWAVE, STEAM TABLE, PREP TABLES.
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF REFUSE STORED ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE AREA FREE OF REFUSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020B. CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 12, 2018: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.