Supermercado El Ranchito

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 45.1F AND THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS PORK AND CHICKEN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND TAQUERIA PREP COOLER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: SOUR CREAM AT 45.4F, EGGS AT 50.5F, PORK AT 48.5F, CHICKEN AT 45.6F, COOKED CACTUS AT 44.7F, HAM AT 44.8F, CHEESE AT 45.6F, CUT TOMATOES AT 45.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 300# OF FOOD WORTH $600. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND STOCK IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND STORAGE AREA. 25 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS TO THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLERS. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN MEATS IN THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST MAINTAIN THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRY.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 9, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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