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Ramirez Fast Food

August 1, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY INSIDE THE PREMISES.OVER 50 LIVE INFANT,ADULT ROACHES WERE OBSERVED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FRONT KITCHEN,REAR PREP AREAS,DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS,ON THE WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENTS,REFRIGERATION UNITS AND SEVERAL OPENINGS ON WALLS WERE LIVE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED IN & OUT OF HOLES,ALSO RUSTED PANELING AT REAR LOWER WALL MORE LIVE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED ENTERING BENEATH PANELING. MUST DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS,SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS,PROVIDE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVERS WERE NOTED.ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY AND PROVIDE A MAP LOCATOR INDICATING PEST CONTROL SERVICES.MUST SECURE THE REAR SCREEN DOOR FOR PEST ENTRY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINES. OBSERVED BLACK/MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZER TOP GASKET IS IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE IT. THE SHELVES AND LEGS UNDER THE PREP TABLES ARE RUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND PAINT THEM. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD AT THE 3 COMP SINK AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER AND CABINET UNDERNEATH HAS GREASE BUILDUP.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL MISSING CEILING TILES ALONG THE HOOD AT THE FRONT KITCHEN AREAS AND SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES AND REPLACE DAMAGED RUSTED LOWER PANELINGS AT THE REAR OF PREP AREA ALONG THE DRY STORAGE AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN HOOD,FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO THE REACHIN COOLERS AND REACHIN FREEZERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLEAN AND ORGNIZE THE REAR SHELF WITH THE SPICE CONTAINERS AND FOOD CANS ECT. REPAIR OR REMOVE THE UNUSED FRYER IN THE PREP AREA SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 25, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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