Food Safety Report: Mi Tierra En La Villita (MEXICO IN CHICAGO), South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

2528 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, 60623 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 28, 2023
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed incomplete vomit and diarrhea clean up kit/procedure on site only had towel. Must provide written procedure for the clean up of vomit and dclean diarrheal events, and corresponding equipment outline in procedure. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand soap available at handsink in diswashing and second hand sink in bar area. Instructed to provide handsoap at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (c) citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no paper towels at exposed hand washing sink in dish washing area. Instructed to maintain paper towels at all exposed hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Citation combined with above violation.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed tcs foods at improper temperature requirement stored. Found internal temperature of the following food products. Cooked pork chop at 45. 7f, beef at 45. 8f and pork at 61. 8f instructed all tcs foods must maintain cold holding temperature of below 41. 0f and hot holding temperature of above 135. 0f. Operator voluntarily discarded and denatured foods during inspection. Priority violationi 7-38-005. Citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed rice, walnut and seasoning out of the original containers without labels containing the product name. Instructed to label all foods and spices with common name that are out of the original containers.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed soiled wiping cloths stored on prep tables. Instructed manager to store in sanitizing solution between uses.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed ice scoop laying on top of ice in prep area and bar. Instructed manager to store ice scoop handle up above ice to prevent contamination.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed torn/damaged rubber gasket on door of the cold holding in the prep area. Instructed to repair or replace gasket.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no irreversible thermometer on site at time of inspection for measuring the utensil surface temeperature. Instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed accumulated grease and food debris on interior and exterior surfaces of cooking equipment, prep tables, coolers, freezers, shelving units. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed the floors and walls throughout the back kitchen area behind the equipment with build up of grease, food splatter, and food debris. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov