Rinconcito De Morelos

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT BOTH CUSTOMER WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS OR OTHER APPROVED HAND DRYING METHOD IN WASHROOMS FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS TO BOTH WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT SERVER PREP AREA MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUPS USED AS SCOOPS IN BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SINGLE-USE CUPS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN AND SANITIZED UTENSILS STORED DIRECTLY BENEATH DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CLEAN UTENSILS FROM DIRECTLY BENEATH DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER TO PREVENT SPLASH AND OTHER CONTAMINATION OF UTENSILS WHEN WASHING HANDS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 44
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FILTERS AT GREASE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA COOK LINE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPALCE GREASE VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 6, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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