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Restaurant El Asador

November 21, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE, WHICH WAS NOT BEING USED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION, NOT MAINTAINING REQUIRED FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 180 DEGREES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT ONLY USING THE FIRST SECTION OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, WHICH REQUIRES ALL 3 THREE SINKS BEING SET UP. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL OBSERVED ON PREMISES. 20 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND ON FLOOR INSIDE FURNACE ROOM. ALSO OBSERVED 5 SMALL FLIES IN AREA BEHIND CURTAIN ACROSS FROM WASHROOMS ON UPPER WALLS AND ON SPEAKERS ON SMALL STAGE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY HOLES OR OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT, AND REPAIR MOP SINK INSIDE CLOSET NEAR WASHROOMS WHICH IS STOPPED UP WITH STANDING DIRTY WATER 2-3 INCHES HIGH INSIDE THE BASIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 4-18-16 ON REPORT# 1752148 NOT CORRECTED: -35-CLEAN, PAINT, AND/OR REPAIR CEILING AND ATTACHED VENTS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.-36- REPLACE ALL MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN, PAINT AND/OR REPAIR CEILING AND VENTS ATTACHED TO CEILING IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA IN REAR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-43-ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION UTENSIL MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER WITH A LID OR COVER. NON COMPLIANT SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(MASSIVE DEBRIS AND DIRT PRESENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH REAR AND FRONT FOOD PREP AREAS. REPAIR WALL BELOW CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX ALONG THE NORTH EAST WALL NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR CLOGED MOP SINK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 25, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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