Food Safety Report: El Barco Restaurant, 1035 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60622 Illinois, United States

Report date: May 22, 2025
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no certified food service manager on site while handling and serving tcs foods ( beans, fish. . . ), instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: there is no hot and cold running water at the bar hand-wash sink. I instructed the manager to provide 100- 120�f water temperature at all hand wash sinks. This is a priority violation of 7-38-30 (c).

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: the high-temperature dishwashing machine did not sanitize during the final rinse. The hottest temperature on the dish surface was 142�f. The manager was instructed to provide 165 f or higher. This was a priority violation 7-38-025. The dishwasher is tagged and not allowed to be used.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: there is no discard date on cooked food items. We found several containers of cooked beans with no discard date in the walk-in cooler that were placed there three days ago. We instructed the manager to provide a discard date on all cooked food held for more than 24 hours. This is a priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

Source: chicago.gov