Food Safety Report: La Coco Restaurant, 3808 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

3808 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 12, 2024
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: we continue to observe evidence of pest activity on the premises. Observed approximately 100 rodent mice droppings on the floor and on top of cluttered stored unnecessary items/unused broken food equipments etc;located at rear underneath staircase next to side exit door and approximately 100 rodent mice droppings on basement floor and on top of storage shelvings and interior of cabinet storage units and inside the furnace room on top of cluttered storage table and shelvings. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize and remove all rodent (mice) droppings from all affected areas. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Priority violation 7-38-020(a).

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: walk-in cooler and chest freezer located in rear common area of building, not secured. Must provide locks for units to protect food from possible contamination or tampering.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: 4-904. 11--instructed to properly store and invert pots/pans stored on shelf underneath the kitchen prep tables to prevent contaimination before use and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-602. 13--instructed to detail clean the grease trap,prep tables,food storage containers, interior and exterior of the chest freezer and prep coolers,storage shelves behind the front service counter and dry storage shelvings in the basement,and deep fryer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-201. 11--instructed to detail clean the floors along the walls and in all corners throughout the kitchen food prep area and basement storage areas and inside the walk-in-cooler especially under and around heavy cooking equipments,deep fryer,chest freezers and in the basement storage areas/underneath all dry storage racks.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to remove all unnecessary items and articles/unused broken food equipments stored underneath the staircase near the rear side exit door and in the basement storage areas and furnace room and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: 4-202. 18--instructed to detail clean the kitchen exhaust hood/filters to remove accumulation of grease build-up and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: 6-303. 11--observed burnt-out light bulb for light fixture over the kitchen food prep area. Instructed to replace burnt-out light bulb and maintain adequate lighting at all times.

Source: chicago.gov