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Restaurant El Asador

May 12, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector 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.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector 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.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector 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.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector 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.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector 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.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector 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.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 11, 2015: 6 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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