Ponce Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• 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 FOOD (RICE) BEING STORED INSIDE LARGE GARBAGE CANS IN THE REAR DISH/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE BAGS/CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE. • OBSERVED HEAVY RUST ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE PREP TABLES IN THE REAR DISH/PREP AREA AND IN THE COOKS LINE AREA. MUST REFINISH/REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SAID PREP TABLES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND A HEAVY BUILD UP OF DUST ON THE FAN GUARDS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: NOTED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 7/20/22 REPORT #2561024: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2552590 ON 3/9/22: VIOLATION #55 (6-201.11) FOUND FLOORS AND CEILINGS IN THE GARAGE FOOD PREP/FOOD STORAGE AREA CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE FLOORS AND CEILINGS IN THE GARAGE FOOD PREP/FOOD STORAGE AREA THAT ARE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 20, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 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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