The Burrito House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND TWO POT FILLED WITH COOKED REFRIED BEANS(COOKED ON 2-16-11)AT TEMP OF 46.5F-47.8F-AND 48.9F.A BUCKET FULL OF MELTED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48.7F TO 49.7F.BOTH FOOD PRODUCTS WERE STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER.NO PROOF OF TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 20-VALUE $21.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO7111-13
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. NEED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,MINERAL BUILD-UP(BASEMENT).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. SWEEP FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA THROUGHOUT
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. NEED TO CLEAN EXCESS DUST BUILD-UP ON FAN IN DINING AREA,AND THROUGHOUT.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 21, 2010: 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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