Restaurant El Ranchito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED/BROKEN CHEST FREEZER DOORS WITH DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET LOCATED IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA AND RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE FRYER AND STOVE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER/ IMPROPER THERMOMETER INSIDE PREP COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETER. .
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ARTICLES ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6-INCH OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 12, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 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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