Food Safety Report: Carniceria Guanajuato, N California Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

3140 North California Avenue, Chicago, 60618 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 8, 2023
15. Food separated and protected
- comments: observed raw beef steak and raw shelled eggs stored above ready to eat foods (sliced lettuce) inside prep cooler in the restaurant side. Instructed manager all ready to eat foods must be properly stored above raw/undercooked food so they will not cross contaminate ready to eat food products. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintaintain interior surfaces of ice machine with mineral deposits and soil build-up (restaurant side).

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: found tcs foods (sliced tomatoes) at improper temperature requirement during storage and service in prep cooler (air temperature 36. 2f). Sliced tomatores internal temperature of 48. 9f. Instructed manager tcs foods must maintain cold holding temperature of below 41. 0f and hot holding temperature of above 135f. Manager discarded the said food product. Total weight 5 lbs, total value $4. 00 priority violation 7-35-005 citation issued

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: some coolers missing conspicuously placed thermometers. Instructed to provide thermometer visible inside all coolers.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to properly label food storage containers identified with common name (garlic powder, black pepper, bay leaves etc) in the basement food storage area.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed store made salsa, pico de gallo and guacamole in pre-packaged containers in display cooler with missing ingredients. Instructed to provide list of ingredients for each product.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to refinish or replace (2) cutting boards with deep seams and stain in restaurant prep/cooking area.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed food colander dented and broken (in restaurant prep/cooking area). Instructed to replace.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to replace or repaint rusted metal racks above 3 compartment sink in restaurant prep/cooking area.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: found oversize cooking pots in rear main (kitchen) cooking area unable to submerged in a 3 compartment sink. Instructed to provide a written detailed washing, rinsing and sanitizing procedure for food-contact equipment that is too large to be submerged in the three compartment sink for proper wash, rinse and sanitize.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed utility hose connected direct to faucet (next to 3 compartment sink) in rear main kitchen/cooking area. Instructed to provide backflow preventer device.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain condenser fan cover with dust accumulation inside dairy walk-in cooler.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed condensation throughout ceiling inside meat walk-in cooler. Instructed to repair.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to remove unnecessary items especially next to the basement employee washroom and unused cooking equipment stored in the basement storage area to prevent pest harborage.

Source: chicago.gov