Restaurant El Ranchito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• 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. NOTED GAP/OPENING SEAMS ON DIVIDER BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. --- MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE DOOR IN REAR. --- MUST CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GREASE BOX UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  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. NOTED HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD ACCUMULATION ON TE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP SHELVES, SHELVES UNDER GRILL, INTERIOR OF OVEN, STORAGE SHELVES, STEAM TABLE SHELVES, INTERIOR OF HAND SINK CABINET IN ALL WASHROOMS. EXTERIOR SURFACE OF EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET NECK AT 3 COMPARTMENT IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND LOOSE FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN LADIES WASHROOM.--- MUST REPAIR BROKEN URINAL IN MEN'S WASHROOM.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 40

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