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Restaurant: Alicia's Tamales
Address: 2753 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Jan 18, 2013

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A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.REPLACE DAMAGED SNEEZE GUARD AT FRONT PREP AREA.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.REACH IN FREEZER.
Use dustless cleaning methods. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND CEILINGS IN REAR PREP AREA AND WALL NEAR TOILET ROOM.MUST SEAL HOLE IN WALL IN TOILET ROOM.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER HOOD.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.IN BASEMENT & DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.

WALLS IN REAR NOT CLEAN AND WITH SAME PEELING PAINT. CLEAN AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT.
EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND PAINT. IMPROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS.
ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND 25-30 MICE DROPPINGS AT SOUTHEAST WALL IN THE REAR VEGETABLE STORE ROOM. SERIOUS VIOLATION GIVEN 7-38-020 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AND CALL YOUR PEST CONTROL TECH TO COME HERE TO SERVICE THIS ESTABLISHMENT.
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. CLEAN THE BOTH HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE BUILDUP.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH PREP AREAS HAS GREASE BUILDUP. MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW TILE TO THE FLOOR. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DIRT BUILDUP. CEA
CEILING IN THE REAR PREP AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR HAS PEELING PAINT HANGING DOWN SOUTH WEST CORNER. INSTRUCTCD REMOVE THE PEELING PAINT AND REPAIR CEILING AND AND PAINT IT.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN BOTH PREP AREAS UNDERNEATH THE HOODS ARE THICK WITH GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THEM.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE THE CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORE OLD UNUSED EQUIPMENT ECT SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.

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OBERVED WATER COMING FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO FLOOR WHEN SINK IS TURNED ON IN REAR PREP AREA/KITCHEN CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
CLEAN BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYER HAS GREASE ENCRUSTED INSIDE COMPARTMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR OF BOTH REACH-IN FREEZERS IN REAR PREP AREA AND CLEAN UNUSED CHEST FREEZER IN REAR OF PREMISES ALSO CLEAN FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA
MUST REPAIR LEAK AT BOTTOM OF HANDSINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA
MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REACH-IN FREEZERS IN REAR PREP AREA AND INSIDE CHEST COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA
MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AREA ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS ALSO MUST PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA

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