Los Arcos Restaurant
5525 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 · Uptown · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 4 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2013-01-25
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2013-01-25
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2011)
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
2013-01-25 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP REACH IN COOLER DOOR GASKETS AND DOOR CORNERS/HINDGES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLER.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED DUST/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVES AND ALONG WALLS IN FRONT STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
minor Employee Hygiene
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST PROVIDE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER ON WALL BY FRONT COUNTER HANDWASH BOWL.
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minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE COOLERS. MUST LABEL/DATE FOODS, FIRST IN FIRST OUT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
VENTILATION HOOD AND HOOD SPRINKLERS WITH GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST CLEAN FLOOR THOUGHOUT HOT WATER TANK ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
OBSERVED 2 BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
METAL STEM THERMOMETERS NOT CALIBRATED. MUST CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
2011-08-24 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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