Supermercado La Moreliana

July 2, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD-HELD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION... APPROXIMATELY 10LBS COOKED STEAK (59F), AND APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS COOKED PORK @56.7F BOTH STORED INSIDE REFRIGERTAION UNIT WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD FOOD ITEMS AT 41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BOTH SAID ITEMS. PRIORITY VIOLATION.# 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 58.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. THE PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. TCS FOOD IS NOT STORED IN IT DURING INSPECTION PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NOTED MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLING UNITS ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR TESTING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE LARGE BLACK FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT BUTCHER PREP AREA, IN REAR PREP AREA ON PREP TABLE SURFACES, AND THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA ON FREEZER UNIT AND STORED DRIED KITCHENWARE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE TAQUERIA PREP AREA AND IN CORNERS UNDER EQUIPMENT IN BUTCHER PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND, AND SANITIZE ALL SAID AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (a). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT HOLD UNIT IN REAR PREP AREA WITH CORNERS OF EQUIPMENT MENDED TOGETHER WITH TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT IN GOOD CONDTION. • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS INSIDE THE FREEZING UNIT AND 2-DOOR COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE FOOD-GRADE BAGS ONLY FOR FOOD STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE DURING TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL COOLING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES WITH ACCUMULATED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS. ISNTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NOTED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR ON EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED GREASE RECEPTACLE SURFACES WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 11, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 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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