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That Little Mexican Cafe

May 22, 2012 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND SMALL DISPLAY PREP COOLER WITH IMPROPER AIR TEMP. PRESENTLY AIR TEMP OF 51.1F TO 52F. THEIR OWN THERMOMETER SHOWED TEMP OF 51F. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT " HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED BLACK BEANS STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 45.8F TO 46F,FOOD WAS COOKED ON 5-21-12,PER MANAGER STATEMENT; WALK-IN COOLER AIR TEMP OF 39.7F. ALSO FOUND DICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 51.2F; SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 52.5F; HALF GALLON OF MILK AT TEMP OF 55.2F; A OPENED CAN OF WHIPPED CREAM AT TEMP OF 67.2. THESE PRODUCTS WERE STORED INSIDE THE SMALL DISPLAY PREP COOLER, AT FRONT PREP AREA.UNIT MAINTAINED AIR TEMP OF 51.1F TO 52F. ALL FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED. NO TEMPERATURE HOLDING OR COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED, ALSO NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. POUNDS 30, VALUE $65. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, AND BOTTOM OF STOVE,GREASE BUILD-UP.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, MINERAL AND BLACK SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP. NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN WALL UNDER THE UNUSED ICE BIN AT BAR AREA,BOTTOM PART.FOOD STAINS ON WALL.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 27, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.