EL PUESTECITO.

Chicago Health Dept

10429 1/2 S EWING AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2014.

2 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Aug 2014.

Last inspected Aug 2014. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
6
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
AUG 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 5
2014
PASS · 0 violations
JUL 22
2014
FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISHWASHING/PREP AREA

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

PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTERS IN FOOD PREP AREA.

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.

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

CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INSTALL A SPLASH GAURD AT MOP SINK WHICH SITS RIGHT NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. REPLACE MISSING STOPPER FOR CENTER SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

ALL ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.

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