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Tortas Frontera (T5/M12)

June 8, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA 1 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER NEXT TO ICE MACHINE "(AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE 39.8F OF SAID COOLER)".OBSERVED LARGE METAL PAN WITH RAW SHRIMPS AT 45.2F-47.2F.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED APPROX: 5 LBS OF FOOD WORTH $50.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER AT THIS TIME.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE STORED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND ALL HOT FOODS MUST BE STORED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE.OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE,"ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE,REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN,RICE,PORK,SOUPS ETC.) IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MAINTAIN.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 21
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS FROM CEILING VENTILATION COVERS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REAR 2 DOOR FOOD PREP COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE,VISIBLE THERMOMETER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 7, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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