Restaurant El Asador

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZER'S GASKET IS IN POOR REPAIR IT IS RIPPED AND TORN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE IT SO THE COVER CLOSES PROPERLY.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZER AND THE UP RIGHT FREEZER ARE THICK WITH ICE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN THEM LOCATED IN THE PREP AREA. CLEAN THE FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE BUILDUP. ALSO CLEAN THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN THE STOREROOM THEY ARE DUSTY.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. ALL THE WALLS IN THE PREP AREA AND FOOD STORE ROOM HAS CHIPPED PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT THEM WHEN PREMISES IS CLOSED.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 6, 2011: 3 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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