Chicago
57
YOUR CALL

LA Marguarita Authentic Mexican Food

4368 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 · Avondale · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
57/100

Passed most recently but 1 prior failure on record

Inspections
4
2 passed
Last Inspected
2015-04-24
Pass Rate
50%
1 failure
Score
57/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2015-04-24)
Failed 1 inspection (2015)
Food Temperature issues found across 2 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 12×
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Documentation & Training serious
Chemical Safety minor
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Employee Hygiene minor
2015-04-24 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
5
minor Sanitation

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY AT FRONT MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.

minor Facility Condition

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

NO LIGHTING IN THE REAR MENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BROKEN HOT WATER NOZZLE ON BANQUET BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK FROM SOUTH WALL IN THE BASEMENT WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST LOCATE SOURCE OF LEAK AND REPAIR. BASEMENT MENS WASHROOM TOILETS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE 1ST FLOOR MENS WASHROOMS AND REPAIR BROKEN TOILET.

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. MUST HAVE PROOF OF ALL TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

2015-04-17 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 13
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATLY 2LBS RICE AT 72.1F AND 2 LBS BEANS AT 87.5F HELD IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REHEAT ALL PREPARED FOODS TO 165F THEN TO HOLD HOT AT 140F. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. OWNER ...

critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY OPERATING AND RUNNING A CYCLE. NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE MACHINE WAS IMPROPERLY OPERATING AND DISHES OBSERVED INSIDE ATTEMPTING TO WASH. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL OPERATING PROPERLY, CDPH...

critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED PILES OF BAGS OF EMPTY FOOD CONTAINERS AND EMPTY SODA CANS ON REAR OUTDOOR PATIO. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL GARBAGE AND REMOVE PILED BAGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

serious Documentation & Training

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

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE OR POSTED ON THE PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

serious Sanitation

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

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 12-3-14. #32- INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING COVER/LID FOR ICE BINS BEHIND FRONT AND REAR BAR.#33- INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE BINS, 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK, ...

minor Chemical Safety

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

ALL PRE-PACKAGED PREPARED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER SOLD TO STORES MUST BE LABELED WITH BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WITH LIST OF INGREDIENTS.

minor Sanitation

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

SHELVING THROUGHOUT BOTH PREP AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS DIRTY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY AT FRONT MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.HOLE IN WALL OF STAIR WELL TO BASEMENT PREP. MUST SEAL.

minor Facility Condition

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

NO LIGHTING IN THE REAR MENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BROKEN HOT WATER NOZZLE ON BANQUET BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LEAK UNDER THE BANQUET BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAT HAIR RESTRAINT.

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. MUST HAVE PROOF OF ALL TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

2014-12-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
7
serious Documentation & Training

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

FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (IE BEEF, CHICKEN, COOKED RICE, BURRITO, TACO ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN...

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING COVER/LID FOR ICE BINS BEHIND FRONT AND REAR BAR.

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE BINS, 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK, EXPOSED HAND SINK, COUNTER SHELVES, STORAGE SHELVES IN FRONT AND IN REAR BAR.

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP, FRONT AND REAR BAR AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AND PREP AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOW HOT AND COLD WATER PRESSURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK IN REAR BAR.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.

minor Pest Activity

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE FRONT AND REAR BAR AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

2014-08-15 Pass License
4
minor Sanitation

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

Cutting boards that had deep cuts, shall be repaired/replaced. Bsmt storage shelving that had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed, reach in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust shall be repaired/replaced. Bar counter had exposed...

minor Sanitation

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

Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler sheving, cooler shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), bsmt storage shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).

minor Sanitation

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

Floors in bsmt storage areas under shelving, and by furnace area not clean, need detailed cleaning.

minor Sanitation

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

Walls that had peeling paint by 2 compartment sink in prep area shall be repaired/sealed.

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