Vista Hermosa Express

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF CLEAN DISHES AND UTENSILS NEXT TO HAND SINK.
  code 10Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON SHELVING UNIT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE FOOD CONTAMINATION.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKET SEAL ON SMALL PREP COLD HOLD UNIT BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK UNDER HANDWASHING SINK AT DRAIN PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINING ON SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA AND FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING HARBORING OF INSTECTS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 20, 2019: 3 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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