Rosas Tamales

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1953700 ON 9/2/16 NOT CORRECTED: 18 - OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA. 50 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WOODEN SHELVES AND BOXES OF STOCK IN THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 14Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PREMISES PREPARES AND SERVES TAMALES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT HAS EXPOSED INSULATION IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DOOR. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IS DAMAGED. MUST REPAIR THE CEILING. REPAIR THE OPENINGS IN THE CEILING DRYWALL IN THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 2, 2016: 2 findings 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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