TIERRA CALIENTE INC.

OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS, COOKED RICE AND TORTILLA CHIPS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.

REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM.

PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM.

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE SCOOP OUTSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT ACCESSIBLE, MULTI USE EQUIPMENT (KNIVES, SPOON, ETC) IN BASIN OF SINK. INSTD TO KEEP BASIN CLEAN AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, OBSERVED BOXES OF RAW BEEF STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE OPEN CONTAINER OF READY TO EAT JALAPENOS AND RAW SHELLED EGGS DIRECTLY ABOVE READY TO EAT SHREDDED CHEESE IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO STORE RAW FOOD PROPERLY. ALSO NOTED CONTAINERS OF FOOD PRODUCT STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROPERLY STORE OFF FLOOR. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.

CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA, PITTED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAME. ICE MACHINE WITH RUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. INSTD TO STORE FOOD PROPERLY.

LIGHTSHIELDS MISSING IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS.

SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. LARGE FLAT TOP GRILL CURRENTLY IN USE NOT UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTD TO HAVE GRILL COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.

CLUTTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES NOTED IN OUTSIDE REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY NON RELATED ITEMS (WOOD, TIRES, ETC) AND ORGANIZE.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER REQUIREMENTS.

OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

OBSERVED FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER MADE OF RAW WOOD. FLOOR NEEDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF NON POROUS MATERIAL, SMOOTH , EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED.

OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN FRONT POP COOLER CONTAINING FLAN. INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

REAR OF PROPERTY HAS ACCUMULATED DEBRIS INCLUDING PALLETS, CARDBOARD, FURNITURE, OLD COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OLD GREASE. THERE IS ALOT OF FLY ACTIVITY. ELIMINATE ALL OLD DREBIS AND WASTE. EKIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN AREA IN A CLEAN CONDITION.

MUST LABEL COOKED FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA

MUST REMOVE CHIP PAINT FROM EXTERIOR DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA AND W00DEN SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER HAS CHIP PAINT MUST REPAINT WITH A NON TOXIC PAINT ALSO MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT CHEST PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA HAS OPEN SEAMS

CLEAN THE FLOORS IN REAR WHERE EXIT DOOR IS LOCATED ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

MUST REMOVE CHIP PAINT FROM WALLS IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR AND ON PIPES NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SIMK IN REAR PREP AREA AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY,ALSO CEILING TILES MISSING IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR MUST INSTALL

PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER FOR LIGHT IN BASEMENT WHERE REFRIGERATORS ARE STORED

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA

OBSERVED THE CHEST ICE MACHINE IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR HAS HAS YELLOW SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE ALSO OBSERVED RUST INSIDE SAME AREA MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE.ICE MACHINE WILL BE TAGED ON THIS DAY MUST FAX LETTER WHEN ICE MACHINE IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED FAX#312-746-4240 ATTENTION SUPERVISOR ARLEEN LOPEZ

MUST LABEL COOKED FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA

MUST REMOVE CHIP PAINT FROM EXTERIOR DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA AND W00DEN SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER HAS CHIP PAINT MUST REPAINT WITH A NON TOXIC PAINT ALSO MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT CHEST PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA HAS OPEN SEAMS

CLEAN THE FLOORS IN REAR WHERE EXIT DOOR IS LOCATED ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

MUST REMOVE CHIP PAINT FROM WALLS IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR AND ON PIPES NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SIMK IN REAR PREP AREA AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY,ALSO CEILING TILES MISSING IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR MUST INSTALL

PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER FOR LIGHT IN BASEMENT WHERE REFRIGERATORS ARE STORED

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA

DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACHIN FREEZER HAS ICE BUILDUP LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.

CEAAN THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE HAEVY EQUIPMENT HAS SOME DUST BUILDUP.

CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE DINING ROOM THEY ARE DUSTY.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, KNIFE RACK AND PREP TABLES. DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZER HAS ICE BUILDUP LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS SOME GREASE BUILDUP. ALSO CLEAN THE BASEMENT FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.

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. CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT THEY ARE DUSTY.

REACH-IN PREP COOLER TAGGED BY CDPH IN USE AND IN POOR REPAIR, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 48.1F. GASKET OF DOOR ALSO IN POOR REPAIR. UNIT REMAINS TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 A CRITICAL. INSTD TO FAX LETTER (312) 746-4240 TO REQUEST REINSPECTION. INSTD TO UTILIZE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE.

THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN COOLER: COOKED PORK 48.1F, EGGS 47.9F, CHEESE 49.1F, STEAK 66.6F. ALL VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENTATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS, 100 VALUE. NO TEMPERATURES LOGS IN PLACE OR AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. INSTD TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

WALLS THRU-OUT REAR OF PREP AREA INCLUDING DOOR WAY, NOT CLEAN AND WITH CHIPPED PAINT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND PAINT SAME.

WALLS THRU-OUT REAR OF PREP AREA INCLUDING DOOR WAY, NOT CLEAN AND WITH CHIPPED PAINT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND PAINT SAME.

PREP COOLER IN USE IN POOR REPAIR, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 50.9F. UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) CRITICAL. INSTD TO UTILIZE OTHER COOLERS ON SITE.

THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER: COOKED STEAK (50.2F), COOKED CHICKEN (50.9F), COOKED PORK (49.9). ALL PRODUCT DENATURED AND DISCARDED. INSTD TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. APPROX 20LBS, $100 VALUE.

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MGR ON SITE WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (STEAK, CHICKEN, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 8/30/10 (284898) NOT CORRECTED: 32-MUST REMOVE FOIL AND CARDBOARD FROM SURFACES. MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES. MUST PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WOOD SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS OF REACH-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS. 35- MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES. MUST PROVIDE DOOR SWEEP ON FRONT & REAR DOOR (BOTTOM OF DOOR RUSTED AND GAPS). INSTD TO HAVE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. 38- MUST PLACE GRILL UNDER VENTILATION HOOD OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

WALLS THRU-OUT REAR OF PREP AREA INCLUDING DOOR WAY, NOT CLEAN AND WITH CHIPPED PAINT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND PAINT SAME.

LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS MISSING IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.

PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER AT 46.7 F. A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-4240 WHEN READY.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 40 OR BELOW.

All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED FOODS STORED INSIDE OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER SUCH AS RAW SHELLED EGGS 46.9 F,COOKED STEAK 55.9 F,COOKED CACTUS 47.3 F,COOKED CHICKEN 46.7 F, DICED TOMATOE 50.7 F. NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW. PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED & DENATURED.APPX. 3LBS. $15.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE FOIL & CARD BOARD FROM SURFACES.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,MUST PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WOOD SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLER & FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN NOZZLES ON SODA MACHINE,GRILL & PREP TABLES,WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN REAR STORAGE AREA.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES, MISSING WALLBASE.MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES,GAP IN WALL BASE IN TOILET ROOM.MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN DINING AREA.MUST PROVIDE DOOR SWEEP ON FRONT & REAR DOOR.

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 PLACE ADDITIONAL GRILL UNDER VENTILATION HOOD,MISSING SUMP PUMP LID.

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.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.Observed improper temperature of prep cooler at 53.5 with potentially hazardous foods stored inside.A held for inspection tag placed on unit once repaired fax letter to (312)746-4240.

All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.Observed improper temperatures of cooked foods stored in prep cooler and walk in cooler,steak 55.9,cactus 47.4,chicken 49.2,beans 47.7,eggs 48.7,tamales 46.0, rice 46.2,barbacoa 47.3.Product was voluntarily dumped and denatured.No time and temperature logs available to view.Appx.50 lbs. valued $125.

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.peeling paint on wood shelves in walk in cooler

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.seal openings around pipes,replace stained ceiling tiles,missing wall tiles at 3- compartment sink.replace door sweep on front door.

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.reconnect mopsink.

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.rear yard has clutter.