Supermercado El Guero No. 8

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• 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: FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT ANY HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN MEAT PREP AREA. HANDWASHING SIGNAGE MUST BE POSTED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE LOCATED ON THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE(TOP INTERIOR, BEHIND WHITE PANEL) . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: FOUND ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN MEAT DEPARTMENT STAINED WITH DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND BUILT IN STOPPER LOCATED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BROKEN. SANITIZER BASIN UNABLE TO HOLD WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND MEAT DISPLAY COOLER DOORS AND INSIDE BOTTOM OF COOLERS FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 27, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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