Chicago
32
BEAT

Cecina Y Mariscos

1934 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609 · Back of the Yards · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
32/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 4 inspections for food temperature, documentation & training

Inspections
4
1 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-03
Pass Rate
25%
2 failures
Score
32/100
BEAT
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2024)
Food Temperature issues found across 5 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
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Sanitation minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Other critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
2025-06-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WITH VALID ORGINAL CERTIFICATE WHILEP PREPARING AND SERVING (STEAK, RICE, EGGS) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATIN...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN (IN USE PREP AREA) DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED. PIC PROVIDED A...

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED DIMMED LIGHTS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN NEAR PREP AREA ACROSS FROM STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO INTENSIFY LIGHTING.

2024-04-08 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 11
critical Food Temperature

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

2-101.11 NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (EGGS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. THE MANAGER ARRIVED 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INSPECTION STARTED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHI...

minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

4-204-112 NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-602.11(A;B:1-4,6,; C,D)NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (FLOUR AND RICE). I INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS THAT MUST BE LABELED WITH THE CONTENTS' NAMES.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD AND MAINATIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101-19 OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 OBSERVED THE DEEP FREEZER CHEST IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-202.11 OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB UNDER IN THE HOOD UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-202.11 OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN, AND CEILING LIGHT AND ABOVE THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-202.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA BY THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

2024-04-01 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 13
critical Other

REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER OF CHESAPEAKE OYSTERS, LOCATED IN BASEMENT REFRIGERATOR. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SHELLFISH SHELLSTOCK TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCE...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING UNIT TO BE IMPROPER: OYSTERS AT 55.0 F, FISH AT 55.0F, SQUID AT 54.0 F AND SHRIMP AT 55.0F. THE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY ...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (COOKED BEANS AND MARINATED TONGUE) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROV...

minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (FLOUR AND RICE). I INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS THAT MUST BE LABELED WITH THE CONTENTS' NAMES.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD AND MAINATIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE DEEP FREEZER CHEST IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA BY THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB UNDER IN THE HOOD UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN, AND CEILING LIGHT AND ABOVE THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

2023-06-15 Pass License
4
minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALSO INBETWEEN HANDWASH SINK AND PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO ENSURE DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PRPE AREA. INSTRUCTRED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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