Food Safety Report: El Buen Valle, West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

4114 West North Avenue, Chicago, 60639 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 10, 2025
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed expired city of chicago food sanitation manager on site while tcs foods are being prepped (such as chicken). Instructed must have a city of chicago food sanitation manager on site at all times when tcs foods are being prepped/served. Instructed must post a valid city of chicago food sanitation manager certification in plain view of customers at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean up procedure and supplies on the premises for vomit and diarrheal events. Management instructed to provide both. Priority foundation 7-38-005.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, tcs foods that are refrigerated over 24 hours not date marked to indicate the date in which food must be consumed or discarded. Management instructed to date mark all ready-to-eat, tcs foods stored under refrigeration for more than 24 hours. Management discarded all foods which were not date marked. Priority foundation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed approximately 20-30 rodent droppings behind the cooking equipments in the prep area. Instructed to remove droppings, receive additional pest control service, and maintain premises free of pest activity. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted milk crates being used as shelving and for storage throughout the kitchen. Must remove from premises and provide shelving that is free of unnecessary crevices and designed/constructed to be easily cleanable.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: noted heavy ice build up inside the chest freezers in the storage area. Instructed management to defrost, remove ice, clean, and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no backflow prevention device. Instructed to provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed accumulated food debris on floor under around and behind all cooking equiment and refrigeration units. Must clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed soiled mop heads not properly stored. Instructed manager to hang mop heads to prevent insect breeding.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed cardboard being used as floor mats in the rear prep area and walk-in cooler. Must remove and provide floor coverings that are a non-absorbent, non-corrosive, smooth, easily cleanable surface

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed inoperable ventilation in the women employee washroom. Must repair and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed the ventilation filters with a build up of dust. Instructed to clean and maintain

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler training certificates on site. Instructed to provide for current employees.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no allergen training on site at time of inspection. Instructed all employees holding city of chicago foodservice manager certificates must complete allergen training and maintain records thereof on site at all times.

Source: chicago.gov