Restaurant El Ranchito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAINING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYERS, STOVE/OVEN, HOOD AND FILTERS ETC.), ALL PIPES AND CONDUITS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP, INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL SPICE CONTAINERS, INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, STORAGE RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITH RUST AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE BINS IN REAR AREA, PREP SHELVES, COOKING SHELVES, STORAGE RACKS IN REAR STORAGE
  code 33
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD-UP STORED IN BASEMENT STORAGE TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 8, 2011: 4 findings recurred. 4 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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