Rinconcito Ecuatoriano

January 16, 2020 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings15
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food left unprotected
    Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED ON METAL RACK SHELVING DIRECTLY ABOVE FRESH LETTUCE AND FRUIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED PLASTIC BAGS FILLED WITH RAW BEEF STORED ON RACK SHELVING DIRECTLY ABOVE AN OPEN CASE OF FRESH BROCCOLI IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED ALL RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS MUST BE STORED SEPARATED FROM FRESH, READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 15
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT STATES MACHINE IS NOT BEING USED. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT THIS TIME. MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL AND RE-INSPECTION OF THE MACHINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 16
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED COOKED LENTILS IN A COVERED POT ON THE UNLIT GAS STOVE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 111F. ALSO COOKED FISH SOUP INSIDE A COVERED POT ON THE SAME UNLIT STOVE AT 118.4F. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $30.00 ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED ALL HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT HOT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 135F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 21
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS WITH NO LABELS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. COOKED TAMALES, COOKED GOAT STEW, CATFISH SOUP, BEEF SOUP, COOKED POTATOES. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. 100 LBS TOTAL WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $100.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED SUCH AS THE RAW CLAMS IN THE CEVICHE DISH AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF THE RAW CLAMS AND PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK OR REMOVE ALL CLEAN STORED UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE SINK AREA.
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION. ALL SHELVING MUST PROVIDE FLOORS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. • OBSERVED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REPLACE OR REMOVE ALL RUST.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED SOME SHELVING ABOVE THE REAR 2 DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING AND DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----ALL METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH RUST AND PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REMOVE RUST AND RE-PAINT/RE-SEAL. • ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD, PLASTIC OR PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING. MUST NOT USE WADDED PAPER TOWELS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION UNDER THE MICROWAVE OVEN. ALL MATERIALS NEEDED FOR REPAIR MUST BE NON-ABSORBENT, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. ALL SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: MUST NOT ATTACH A WATER DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR DRINKING WATER TO THE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: EXCESSIVE PILED CARDBOARD BOXES AND OTHER ITEMS AT THE OUTSIDE REFUSE AREA AND REAR PATIO TO THE GARBAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL COVING AT THE REAR EXIT TO THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. • WALL BETWEEN THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPEN CRACK, CREVICE, CHIPPING AND PEELING. MUST REPAIR/SEAL. • FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND DISH WASHING AREA FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 1-25-19 REPORT #2253166 #58- NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.#47- PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD SURFACES PITTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPLACE/REPAIR CUTTING BOARDS, CUTTING BOARDS SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 25, 2019: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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