Ricardo's Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SHELVING UNIT NEXT TO REAR HAND SINK AND LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNIT NEXT TO REAR HAND SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM WHEEL BASES,GRILL TABLE,STEAM TABLE,REACH IN FREEZER,PREP COOLER,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,WRAPPING STATION,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.FRYER CABINET,B.B.Q PIT
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM HOOD,FILTERS,WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN REAR AREA ABOVE 3- DOOR REACH IN FREEZER,INTERIOR TRIM ON MIDDLE DOOR OF 3- DOOR REACH IN FREEZER,HOLE IN CEILING IN REAR HOT WATER AREA,MISSING WINDOW SCREEN IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY COMPRESSOR UNIT IN WALK IN COOLER,LEAKY FAUCET AND PIPES AT REAR 3- COMP SINK AND REMOVE TAPE WRAPPED AROUND PIPES.MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS AND ALL COOLERS
  code 40
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 13, 2017: 9 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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