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Rica Arepa Venezuelan Restaurant
May 27, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
- official resultPass
- resultPass
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings3
- critical findings0
Failed findings
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Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & DisplayInspector note: OBSERVED ITEMS (DRINKS AND BOXES OF FOOD) STORED IN THE FLOOR BELOW THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FRONT BAR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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bathroom / plumbing issuesOfficial wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow DevicesInspector note: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA AND THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE VERY SLOW DRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. HAND SINK IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE FRONT HAND SINK IN THE BAR AREA TO HAVE LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR WITH ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE. OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE BASE OF THE FAUCET OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT BAR. WATER LEAKS HEAVILY WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON AND USED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LEAKING FAUCET AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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floors, walls, or ceilings grimyOfficial wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & CleanInspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOOR BELOW THE DEEP FRYERS AND OVEN IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE SOILED WITH GREASE AND TRASH BUILD UP OF LOOSE ALUMINUM FOIL AND PLASTIC GOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP. OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER AT REAR TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS, VEGETABLES, AND TRASH THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR BELOW SHELVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS FREE OF EXCESSIVE TRASH BUILD UP. • OBSERVED TWO (2) WALL PANELS IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA TO BE LOOSE AND ON THE FLOOR, EXPOSING THE STUDS AND CAVITIES BEHIND WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REATTACH AND ENSURE ALL STUDS IN FACILITY ARE ENCLOSED.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on April 25, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.
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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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