LA IGUANITA RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

3733 S KEDZIE AVE · BRIGHTON PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2010.

2 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Sep 2010.

Last inspected Sep 2010. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 16

2010

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Facility Condition

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #363243 9/09/10 #29 NOT CORRECTED.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SHELVING UNITS IN PREP COOLER,LIGHT FIXTURE REMOVED FROM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT,REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA.MANAGER IS CORRECTING VIOLATIONS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.

Serious Other

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

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED.

Minor Chemical Safety

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

Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector 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 SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR,WORN CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLER TOP SIDE.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN WHEEL BASESOF EQUIPMENT,PIPES,HOOD,PREP & REACH IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN BOTH PREP AREAS & TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANEL AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT COUNTER SEATING AREA,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM & DINING AREA,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR & WALL BASE NEAR REAR REFRIGERATOR,FRONT WINDOW SILLS PEELING WOOD.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILING THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector 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.MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

Inspector Comments: 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.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR AND REMOVE RUBBER BANDS FROM SAME.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

Inspector Comments: 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.PREP COOLER.

SEP 9

2010

FAIL 10 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE TO VIEW.MUST INCLUDE COPY OF STATE LICENSE,MSDS,MAP,RECEIPT OF SERVICE.ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG SIDE.MUST REPAIR.

Serious Sanitation

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

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #156057 2/19/09 #31 MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS & SILVERWARE.#32 MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS PREP COOLER & REAR REACH IN COOLER.#33 MUST CLEAN LOWER SHELVES OF GRILL & STEAM TABLE.#34 MUST REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA.#35 MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN FRONT DOOR SWEEP.#36 MUST PROVIDE A SHATTER PROOF BULB OR LIGHT SHIELD AT LAMPS OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPAIR & PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

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 LABLE & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR,WORN CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLER TOP SIDE.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN WHEEL BASESOF EQUIPMENT,PIPES,HOOD,PREP & REACH IN COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN BOTH PREP AREAS & TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANEL AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT COUNTER SEATING AREA,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM & DINING AREA,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR & WALL BASE NEAR REAR REFRIGERATOR,FRONT WINDOW SILLS PEELING WOOD.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILING THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

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.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR AND REMOVE RUBBER BANDS FROM SAME.

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.PREP COOLER.

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