LA PASADITA.
1132 N ASHLAND AVE · WICKER PARK, CHICAGO
5 of 9 inspections passed, 3 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 4 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
APR 222014PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WIPING DOWN PREP TABLE, WIPING FACE ON ARMS, WIPING AND HANDS ON DIRTY APRON AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MONITOR EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING. HANDS MUST BE WASHED BETWEEN TASKS OR AFTER HANDS HAVE BECOME CONTAMINATED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CITATION ISSUED.
FRONT AND REAR DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED OBSERVED 1/4" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND 1/4" GAP UNDER REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
PREP COOLER DOOR NOT MAINTAINED, DOOR FALLS APART WHEN OPENED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR PREP COOLER DOOR.
CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, PREP TABLES.
CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ALONG WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR, BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA (FOOD DEBRIS). GROUT FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN PREP AND DINING AREAS.
REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APRONS.
STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
OCT 12013PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
Exterior of cooking equipment, cutting baords, and prep tables not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize daily.
Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily. Floor in rear hallway not sealed. Instructed to apply non-toxic ealant to surface.
Ceiling tile not maintained in front prep area. Instructed to replace worn ceiling tiles. Light and ventilation covers in front prep and toilet room area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and remove dust build-up.
Cold water handle at front exposed handsink not maintained. Instructed to replace broken handle.
OCT 302012PASSED1 violationDETAILS
BLACK SLIMMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WHERE THE ICE IS BEING MADE.TAGED UP UNIT. NEED TO CONTACT THE DEPT OF HEALTH TO RENOVE TAG. ICE MACHINE STILL TAGGED.
OCT 182012FAILED7 violationsDETAILS
FOUND BLACK SLIMMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WHERE THE ICE IS BEING MADE.TAGED UP UNIT. NEED TO CONTACT THE DEPT OF HEALTH TO RENOVE TAG.
OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING-UP FROM 3 COMPATMENT INTO OTHER COMPARTMENTS.ALSO, FROM GREASE TRAP IN REAR OF PREMISES.SLOW DRAINING NEEDS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
FLOORS IN REAR OF PREMISES NEEDS CLEANING ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS.
CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS TROUGHOUT, HAS FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND CEILINGS. IN REAR KITCHEN FRONT AREA PREP AREA.
MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN MEN AND WOMENS WASHROOM AND LIGHT AND LIGHT SHIELDS OVER VENTILATION IN REAR OF PREMISES.
MUST CLEAN AND SANTIZED MEN AND WOMENS WASHROOM, TOILET BOWL AND WASH BOWLS INSIDE WASHROOMS.
FILTERS ARE MISSING IN REAR KITCHEN HOOH. ALSO,HAS GREASE VERY DIRTY NEEDS CLEANING. ALSO, VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN MEN AND WOMENS WASHROOM.
AUG 112011PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN/REPLACE BADLY STAINED/PITTED CUTTING BOARD
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAINT/REPAIR WALL SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREMISES, REMOVE ALL CHIPPING PAINT
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DEC 282010FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
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 NOT CORRECTED CONTINUE TO OBSERVE EVIDENCE OF ROACHES IN FOOD PREP AREA MORE THAN 8 LIVE ROACHES OBSERVED DURING THIS INSPECTION ROACH INFESTATION.MUST DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS,ENCRUSTED HEAVY GREASED PIPES ALL ALONG COOKING EQUIPMENTS,SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS IN DETAIL CRACK CREVICE ALONG WALLS AND ATTACHED COOKING EQUIPMENTS.
FOUND RUST ON SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,FOUND GASKETS AT FRONT,REAR 2 DOOR COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR,FOUND WOODEN SURFACES AROUND FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.: KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEEP FRYER,COOLERS,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES,SHELVINGS,BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER REQUIRE DETAIL CLEANING.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT FRONT FOOD PREP AREAS,FLOOR BENEATH EAST 2 DOOR COOLER MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS,REPAIR DAMAGED WALL AREAS BEHIND COOLER FRONT PREP AREAS,ALSO WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES MUST BE KEPT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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 INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO REAR INSTALLED FOOD PREP ICE MACHINE REPAIR WATER LEAK BENEATH STEAMTABLE SET-UP AT FRONT FOD PREP,BENEATH PIPE AT 3 COMP SINK AREA.
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.THERMOMETERS ARE NEEDED INSIDE ALL COOLERS
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE ROOM--UNUSED PIECES OF EQUIPMENTS.
DEC 162010FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
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.FOUND APPROXIMATELY 4 LIVE ROACHES IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA BENEATH EAST 2 DOOR COOLER,MUST DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS,REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD-UP ON ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENTS THROUGHOUT,PROVIDE LIDS FOR TRASH CANS TO CONTROL SAID PROBLEM,FLOORS THROUGHOUT MUST BE KEPT CLEAN,FREE OF FOOD DEBRIS SPILLAGE ALSO FRONT DOUBLE DOOR MUST BE RODENT PROOFED AT THE BOTTOM MIDDLE,PEST CONTROL SERVICE NOW RECCOMENDED.
FOUND RUST ON SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,FOUND GASKETS AT FRONT,REAR 2 DOOR COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR,FOUND WOODEN SURFACES AROUND FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEEP FRYER,COOLERS,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES,SHELVINGS,BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER REQUIRE DETAIL CLEANING.
.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT FRONT FOOD PREP.
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 INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO REAR INSTALLED FOOD PREP ICE MACHINE.
THERMOMETERS ARE NEEDED INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE ROOM--UNUSED PIECES OF EQUIPMENTS.
OCT 132010PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.FOUND RUST ON SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,FOUND GASKETS AT FRONT,REAR 2 DOOR COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR,FOUND WOODEN SURFACES AROUND FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEEP FRYER,COOLERS,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES,SHELVINGS,BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER REQUIRE DETAIL CLEANING.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT FRONT FOOD PREP.
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.THERMOMETERS ARE NEEDED INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE ROOM--UNUSED PIECES OF EQUIPMENTS.
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