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Restaurant El Asador
May 11, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings9
- critical findings2
Failed findings
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certified manager paperwork missingcriticalOfficial wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper TemperatureInspector note: FOUND THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMP OF 52.1F. INSTRUCTED THAT THE AIR TEMP MUS BE AT 40F OR BELOW TO HOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COOKED FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS IN THE REFRIGERATOR MENTIONED IN VIOLATION #2 AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. COOKED RICE FOUND AT 47.F AND COOKED BEEF AT 47.4F, MAYO AT 48F, MILK AT 47F. INSTRUCTED THAT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40F IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS ONCE THEY ARE COOLED FROM 140F TO 70F WITHIN TWO HOURS AND FROM 70F TO 40F WITHIN FOUR HOURS. DISPOSED OF TWENTY POUNDS OF COOKED FOODS, MAYO, HOT DOGS, MILK VALUED AT $150.OO CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
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Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As NeededInspector note: SOME COOKED FOOD ITEMS NOT LABELED AND DATED AS REQUIRED; MUST LABEL AND DATE COOKED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: FOUND THE REAR INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN; CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. FOUND SOME RUST ON THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER; REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVES.
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Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods UsedInspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE GREASE RECEPTOR AT THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. CLEAN FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET OF THE REAR PREP AREA.
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Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector note: THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEED CLEANING. OBSERVED MISSING WALL COVING IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM ALONG THE WALLBASE; REPLACE WHERE MISSING. THE VENTILATION FANS ON THE CEILINGS OF THE WASHROOMS NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED; CLEAN VENT FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
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thermometers missingOfficial wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures ShieldedInspector note: SOME BULBS IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND DINING AREA ARE OUT; REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. PROVIDE END CAPS FOR THE LIGHT SHIELDS WITHOUT THEM.
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pests in the houseOfficial wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And MaintainedInspector note: MUST PROVIDE THREE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO PROPERLY SET UP THE SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. THE GREASE RECEPTOR EXTERIOR AT THE THREE COMP SINK IS RUSTY; PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE RECEPTOR. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA IS NOT UNDER VENTILATION; INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE UNDER VENTILATION.
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Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And ConspicuousInspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE REFRIGERATION UNIT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA MENTIONED IN VIOLATION #2.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on November 14, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.
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