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Ponce

June 7, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA OF MACHINE AND INTERIOR PANELS, APPEARS TO HAVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, ALONG WITH RECEIPTS FROM COMPANY WHO CLEANED MACHINE AND FOR ICE PURCHASED, FAX #312746-4240, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE & WASTE GREASE AREA NOT MAINTAINED NOR CLEAN, FOUND GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON LID, AND OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS OVER FLOWING, LIDS NOT SEALED, MUST PROVIDE A LOCK AND CHAIN, TO PROPERLY CLOSE GARBAGE CONTAINERS, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 19
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DAILY
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LIGHT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER REAR PREP AREA
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA, AND REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THE SAME SINK
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES, REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AND BETTER MAINTAIN REAR AREA, MUST ELIMINATE STRONG SEWER GAS ODORS FROM PREMISES
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OUTSIDE OF MACHINE
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

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