LA PLACITA

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED NEW RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT AND FRONT COOKING AREA NOT SEALED, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COOLER'S FAN GUARD COVERS NOT CLEAN, DAIRY,MASA,AND GELATINA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE REAR MEAT DEPT. CUTTING BOARDS, AND SLICER.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FOOD COOKING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT OVER REAR MEAT CUTTING TABLE, ALSO IN REAR COOKING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPAIR. ALSO REMOVE FOOD SAUCE FROM CEILING ABOVE STEAM TABLE FRONT PREP AREA.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD OVER REAR MEAT PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND 12 DOZEN OF TAMALES WRAPPED BY THE DOZEN ON TRAYS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 58-60 DEGREES. FOUND 5 POUNDS OF CHORIZO SAUSAGE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 68-69 DEGREES. ALL PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE 40 DEGREES OR BELOW OR 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES DURING SALE AND OR STORAGE. TOTAL VALUE 20LBS $87.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING SALE.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: FOUND EVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY IN BASEMENT ALONG WALL BASES. 45-50 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED. 10-12 ANTS NOTED ON WOODED STAIR CASE TO THE BASEMENT. 3-4 HOUSE FLIES IN BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. UPDATED PEST RECEIPT NEEDED AT TIME OF RE INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED. EVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED THROUGH OUT BUTCHER AREA. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RAW WOOD STAIRS IN NEED OF SEALING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: ALL EQUIPMENT IN BUTCHER AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS THROUGH OUT 1ST AND BASEMENT AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AT WALL BASES TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THROUGH OUT BASEMENT IN ALL AREAS UNDER AND AROUND SHELVES, EQUIPMENT ETC. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALL IN REAR BUTCHER AREA IN POOR REPAIR MUST SEAL HOLES IN WALL. WALLS IN BUTCHER AREA WITH FOOD SPLATTERS MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: HANDSINK AT FRONT TACO AREA IN NEED OF SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN SINK AND GRILL TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE SPLATTER ON FOOD. LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BUTCHER AREA LEAK AT P-TRAP MUST BE REPAIRED. LEAKS AT FAUCETS MUST BE CORRECTED.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ANY UNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED TO ELIMINATE RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: IMPROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. PROVIDE SAME.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER DOOR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.

LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED - Comments: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: THERMOMETER MISSING IN PREP COOLER. REPLACE SAME.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT OF DEBRIS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. NO LIGHT SHIELD ON REAR LIGHT PREP/DISH AREA.MUST INSTALL.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL/DATE ALL PREP/COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR SALT FOOD CONTAINERS OR REPLACE. NO STOPPERS FOR BOTH 3- COMP SINKS, MUST PROVIDE. MUST REMOVE POTS TOO LARGE TO FIT INSIDE 3-COMP SINK FROM PREMISES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:INTERIOR UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,MEAT WRAPPER AND LOWER WALLS OF WALK IN COOLER.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS BETWEEN ICE MACHINE,IN BASEMENT AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. FOUND LEAK UNDER 1ST COMP OF 3-COMP SINK IN MEAT PROCESSING ROOM,MUST REPAIR.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES BASEMENT-SMALL STOVE.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: All employees must wear garments that are clean and of washable character and nature. Only employees must dispense ice for consumer use with scoops, tongs, or other ice dispensing utensils. Customers must dispense ice through appropriate automatic self-service ice dispensing equipment. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS IN RESTAURANT FOOD AREA.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. ALL FOODS PREPARED & PACKAGED ON PREMISES MUST BE PROPERLY LABELLED & DATED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE/DISPLAY SHELVES THROUGHOUT AND PROVIDE A BARRIER AT CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA(EXTENDED COUNTER OR PLEXY GLASS WINDOW KEEP CUSTOMERS FROM BEING TOO CLOSE TO STEAM TABLE AREA).

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: HOODS & FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH HOT FOOD PREP AREAS, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM FREEZER,STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT, COOLERS WHERE NEEDED AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT INCLUDING THE BBASEMENT. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR HOT FOOD PREP AREA.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REMOVE ALL CHIPPED PAINT FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT. CLEAN AND PAINT ALL WALLS & CEILING IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA BEHIND BUTCHER'S COUNTER AND IN REAR DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. SEAL ALL HOLES & CRACKS IN WALLS THROUGHOUT. ALL WALLS MUST BE WELL CONSTRUCTED, SMOOTH & EASILY CLEANABLE IN FOOD STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS. NEED TO INSTALL A DOOR WHERE LONG STRIPS OF PLASTIC ARE BEING USED TO KEEP UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING THE REAR.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET & HOT WATER KNOB AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BUTCHER'S AREA.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BUTCHER'S AREA CANNOT BE USED AS A STORAGE UNIT FOR UTENSILS, CUPS ETC.- MUST ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: CANDY & PASTRY DISPENSING UTENSILS NOT STORED PROPERLY