Puerto Rico Food & Liquors

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN SLICED HAM, TURKEY, CORNED BEEF, PASTRAMI PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR CEILING IN REAR SALES AREA(PEELING PAINT).
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT SINK IN WASHROOM. PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESS CRATES OUTSIDE. ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 3, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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