Tierra Caliente

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
  code 38
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
  code 44
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-102.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE MUST ELIMINATE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DRAIN BOARD AT 3- COMPARMENT SINK TO AIR DRY DISHES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN 3- COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE SANITIZED PROPERLY.MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IT'S DONE,REMOVE POTS OR PROVIDE A LARGER SINK.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM STEAM TABLE,FRYER CABINET,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLE,GRILL TABLES,WINDOW SILLS,INTERIOR OF STOVE,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN UNI-SEX STAFF TOILET ROOM.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND DINING AREAS,GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASE IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS PRIORITY VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2546949 1/26/22 #38-. APPROXIMATELY 40 OR MORE MOUSE DROPPINGS FOUND THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN DINING AREA VENTS, REAR DRY STORAGE/PREP AREA,BASEMENT ON WOODEN SHELVING, AND ON SHELF HOLDING MOTOR AND INSIDE OF MOTOR. PERSON IN CHARGE IS REMOVING ACTIVITY AND CLEANING AND SANITIZING AREAS AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED).
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 26, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred. 6 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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