Food Safety Report: Cevicheria Y Restaurant Rio Balsas, 1161 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60651 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 26, 2025
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed handwashing sign missing in the toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper cold holding temperatures of tcs foods. Found pots of beef(50. 1f) and fish (55. 1f) soups in a two-door cooler. In another cooler found cut tomatoes and onions (59. 3f), steak (49. 2f), steak (49. 7f), pork (51. 3f), chicken (47. 1f), sour cream (46. 4f). Approximately 85lbs of product were discarded at $200 worth of product. Must have cold holding foods at 41. 0�f or below. Priority 7-38-005, citation issued

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed improper temperature of refrigerator at 65. 6f with tcs foods stored inside for sale. Unit was tagged, please review comments for tag removal instructions. Must have cold holding units at 41. 0f or below. Priority 7-38-005, citations issued

35. Approved thawing methods used
- comments: observed improper thawing of shrimp. Found thawing at room temperature. Instructed to use proper thawing methods such as leaving food item in refrigerator over night.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed the front entrance door need to be rodent proof at the bottom. Instructed to rodent proof and maintain.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: observed serving/cooking sppons in the rear sdishwashing/ prep area not inverted. Instructed to invert and maintain.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed plastic bags being used as sink stoppers for the warewashing sink. Instructed to provide three adequate sink stoppers and maintain.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no lid on the receptacle in the all-gender toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed floors in rear dry storage closet and under the prep tbales and cooking equipment in the front in need of cleaning. Instructed to clean.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed two lights not working in the rear dishwashing/ prep area. Instructed to repair/ replace and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov