Chicago
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Borinquen Restaurant

5247-5249 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 · Avondale · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
59/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for employee hygiene, pest activity

Inspections
5
3 passed
Last Inspected
2016-03-14
Pass Rate
60%
2 failures
Score
59/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2016-03-14)
Failed 2 inspections (2016, 2015)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 14×
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Other serious
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Facility Condition minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Documentation & Training minor
2016-03-14 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE HOOD OVER COOKING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENT IN KITCHEN. INSTUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING TILES, AND VENTS.

minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENT COVER IN MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED VENT IN LADIES'S ROOM NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2016-03-04 Fail Canvass
4
serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED SLIMY PINK, ORANGE AND BLACK SLIMY MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCES ON UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ALSO FOUND CALCIUM LIKE WHITE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF METAL OF ICE MACHINE. ALSO FOUND WHITE THICK BUILD UP ON OPENING OF DOOR OF MACHINE. INSTRUCTED...

serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD BEING PREPPED (CHICKEN, PORK, RICE, ETC). CFM/OWNER ARRIVED ON SITE APPX 45 MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN.SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE HOOD OVER COOKING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENT IN KITCHEN. INSTUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING TILES, AND VENTS.

minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENT COVER IN MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED VENT IN LADIES'S ROOM NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2015-11-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2015-10-26 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 9
critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING SINKS: THE 1ST FLR. AND BASEMENT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINKS. THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. 1ST FLR. PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. SINK BLOCKED BY HANGING POTS AND PANS. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED TOWELS AND R...

serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION. MANAGER WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED 50 MINUTES LATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012.

serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 1-20-15 NOT CORRECTED. #30- ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.#33- INTERIOR ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.#37- MUST PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.#36- MISSING LIGHT SHIELD...

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

PREPARED READY TO EAT DESSERT IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR OF BOTH COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. BASEMENT PREP COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE DEEP FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE 1ST FLOOR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

DIRTY NOZZLES ON THE DISH EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Employee Hygiene

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.

2015-01-20 Pass License
CRITICAL 11
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES OF THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

THE FOLLOWING NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/SEALED: HOLE IN THE CEILING OF THE 1ST FLOOR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. HOLES IN CEILING AND AROUND PIPING IN THE REAR BASEMENT STORAGE. HOLES ALONG BASEBOARDS IN BASEMENT REAR STORAGE. METAL COVING ALONG WALL OF THE BASEME...

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE AND IN THE BASEMENT PREP.

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

VENTILATION IN THE LADIES WASHROOM NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR. LEAK ON THE HOT HANDLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. HOLE IN BASIN OF THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

critical Pest Activity

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

UNUSED COOLER ON REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST HAVE PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

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