OLD PUEBLO CANTINA.

OBSERVED PREP COOLER WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.7F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COOLER. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OF BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PREP COOLER, AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 45F TO 68F. 5 LBS OF RAW PORK RIBS, 68F, VALUED AT $40. 3 LBS OF RAW HAMBURGER, 47F, VALUED AT $9. 6 LBS OF RAW BEEF, 49F, VALUED AT $25. 4 LBS OF OCTOPUS, 47F, VALUED AT $40. 3 LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES, 52F, VALUED AT $2. 1 LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD, 49F, VALUED AT $2. 1 LBS OF COOKED MUSHROOMS, 49F, VALUED AT $4. .5 LBS OF HUMMUS, 48F, VALUED AT $5. 1.5 LBS OF CREAM CHEESE, 46F, VALUED AT $5. 1.5 LBS OF PASTA, 60F, VALUED AT $5. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; BEEF, CHICKEN, FISH, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED O HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012

PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FROM LAST INSPECTION DATED 8/29/2013. INSTRUCTED TO DISPLAY SUMMARY REPORT AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B)

MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT ACCUMULATION FROM WHEEL CASTERS ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPAIR BROKEN LID AND HANDLES ON PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA. REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA, BLACK GROOVES PRESENT. REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAPS IN 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, AND REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

MUST DETAIL CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM STOVE, FRYER, OVEN, AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS & FREEZERS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM MIXER AND SLICER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN DEAD BUGS FROM WINDOW SILLS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WATER FROM CONTACT SURFACE AROUND COFFEE STATION IN REAR. ALSO, CLEAN EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO, UNDER DISH MACHINE, FLOOR IN FURNACE CLOSET AND PUMP ROOM IN BASEMENT, AND BEHIND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTERS IN PREP AREA. SEAL SMALL HOLES IN WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. CLEAN DUST FROM FAN GUARDS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. REPAIR WALL TRIM IN PREP AREA NEAR SWINGING DOOR. REPAIR MISSING WALL BASE NEAR ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA. FINISH CEILING AND WALLS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.

MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHTS SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND IN TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

MUST ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. DISCARD EQUIPMENT NOT BEING USED, AND ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE AIR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 59.8F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/ADJUST TO 40.0F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED DURING INSPECTION BY ASHLAND REFRIGERATION COMPANY. REFRIGERATOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE 37.8F.

NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. FOUND BEEF BURGERS 47.2F, TURKEY BURGERS 47.7F, RAW BEEF 48.4F AND RAW CHICKEN 48.3F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL FOOD ITEMS 36 LBS OF FOOD WORTH $112.33 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN THE PREP COOLER COUNTER TOPS. MUST STORE IN A KNIFE RACK.

RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.

DETAIL CLEAN FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA.

BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FOOD PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA IN 1ST FLOOR MUST REPLACE.

MUST REPLACE WATER DEMAGE CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING IN BASEMENT.

CHEST FREEZER DOOR IN THE PREP AREA IS BROKEN AND HAS EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.

DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: VENTILATION HOOD, LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, PANINI PRESS.

DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AROUND WALLS AND EQUIPMENT.

DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. REPLACE THE FRP BOARD IN THE PREP AREA THAT IS IN DISREPAIR.

OBSERVED SOILED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLES. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SOUR CREAM AT 46.9F, COLESLAW AT 43.8F, COOKED PASTA AT 48.2-51.2F, SOUP AT 47.8F, COOKED PEAS AT 44.9F, COOKED LIMA BEANS AT 50.7F, BECHAMEL SAUCE AT 59.0-61.3F, SALSA AT 48.9F, HUMMUS AT 45.6F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 47.4F, SOFT BOILED EGGS AT 58.6F, CORN CHOWDER AT 47.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $110. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND HOUSE FLIES ON THE PREMISES. 2 HOUSE FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT AREAS AND 15 FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT, PREP AREAS, DINING AREA AND BAR AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN THE PREP COOLER COUNTERTOPS. MUST STORE IN A KNIFE RACK. OBSERVED SPOON FOR DILL PICKLE SLICES STORED WITH THE HANDLE IN THE FOOD. MUST STORE UTENSILS SO THAT THE FOOD IS PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.

REPAIR THE BROKEN DOOR HINGE FOR THE LINE PREP COOLER. CHEST FREEZER DOOR IN THE PREP AREA IS BROKEN AND HAS EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.

DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: VENTILATION HOOD, LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, PANINI PRESS, PLASTIC SQUEEZE BOTTLES FOR SAUCES.

OBSERVED WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DISHMACHINE, NEAR THE PREP COOLERS AND FURNACE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. MUST MOP AND KEEP FLOORS DRY TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AROUND WALLS AND EQUIPMENT.

DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. REPLACE THE FRP BOARD IN THE PREP AREA THAT IS IN DISREPAIR.

OBSERVED SOILED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLES. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.

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 APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 DRAIN FLIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. AT THE FRONT BAR AREA, AT BASEMENT EXPOSED AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS, IN DINING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 8 RAT DROPPINGS AT WEST BASEMENT WATER TANK AND EXIT DOOR NEAR THAT TANK NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP BETWEEN DOOR AND THRESHOLD. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST SERVICE CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR DRAIN FLY AND RODENTS. MUST MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATED FLY ACTIVITY, REMOVE ALL RAT DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL EFFECTED AREAS AND MAKE REAR EXIT BASEMENT DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. TALL REACH IN COOLER DOOR HANDLES REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE WITH CLEANABLE HANDLES. FIRST FLOOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BASEMENT METAL PREP TABLES LEGS MISSING AND REPLACED WITH WOODEN BLOCKS, PLASTIC MILK CRATES AND BRICKS. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE WITH PROPER CLEANABLE LEGS. MUST NOT USE RAW WOODEN BOARD AS FOOD CONTACT SURFACE. MISSING RUBBER DOOR GASKET AT COOLER IN SERVER STATION, MUST REPLACE.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INTERIOR ALL COOKS LINE COOLERS DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR BAR GUN HOLDERS DIRTY, MUST CLEAN.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN DISH AREA, MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. ALL STORED ARTICLES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS MUST ELEVATED FROM FLOOR. BOXES OF BREAD MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM FLOOR IN 1ST. FLOOR PREP.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. EXCESSIVE GREASE ON CEILING VENTS AND WALLS IN FRONT COOKS LINE AREA. WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN WITH GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN ALL.

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 PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND A NOZZLE FOR SAME SINK THAT REACHES ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS.

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. EMPLOYEES PERSONAL HANDBAGS MUST NOT BE STORED AT FRONT BAR/FOOD CONTACT AREAS.

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION, NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.