LA Bamba Chicago , Inc
122 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2014-01-03
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2014-01-03
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT KITCHEN CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
minor Sanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP NOTED ON FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE SHUTE AT COCA-COLA DISPINSING MACHINE.
minor Employee Hygiene
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST REPLACE/REPAIR BROKEN WALLS TILES AT COLUMN LOCATED IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE DOORWAY. MUST REPLACE MISSING WALL COUVING IN THE STAFF RESTROOM ACROSS FROM HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REATTACH LOOSE COUVING AT WALL LEADING TO REAR EXIT DOORWAY.
2012-01-20 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REMOVE RUST AND DETAIL CLEAN GREASE TRAP (PAINT IF NECESSARY)IN PREP AREA.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST THOROUGHLY CLEAN FAN/LIGHT SHIELD COVER IN EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION TO EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM.
2 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. PAPER CUPS ARE USED AS A SCOOP FOR BULK FOODS, INS...
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. DUST BUILD UP ON FAN COVERS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR STAND UP COOLERS...
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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