RESTAURANT LA FUENTE.

Name: Restaurant LA Fuente
Address: 2946-2950 W 59TH ST, Chicago, IL, 60629

Chicago Health Dept

2946-2950 W 59TH ST · CHICAGO LAWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2011.

3 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Apr 2011.

Last inspected Apr 2011. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

APR 2011

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 6

2011

PASS 3 violations

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. FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL BATHROOM DOORS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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. MUST INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH IN COOLERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

MAY 28

2010

PASS · 0 violations

MAY 24

2010

FAIL 4 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Plumbing & Waste

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. NEED TO PROVIDE A EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SECOND PREP AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE.

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. THE TWO BACK DOORS AND THE FRONT WEST DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING OR INSECT OR RODENT PROOFED, ONE FOURTH INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS.. INSTD TO MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.

Critical Pest Activity

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

The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTD TO PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

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

Use dustless cleaning methods. THE MAIN PREP AREA WALLS AND CEILING NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT.

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