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Tierra Caliente

June 19, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER MADE OF RAW WOOD. FLOOR NEEDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF NON POROUS MATERIAL, SMOOTH , EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN FRONT POP COOLER CONTAINING FLAN. INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REAR OF PROPERTY HAS ACCUMULATED DEBRIS INCLUDING PALLETS, CARDBOARD, FURNITURE, OLD COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OLD GREASE. THERE IS ALOT OF FLY ACTIVITY. ELIMINATE ALL OLD DREBIS AND WASTE. EKIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN AREA IN A CLEAN CONDITION.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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