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Restaurant: El Castillo Meat Market
Address: 3704 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Jan 9, 2013

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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.MUST ORGANIZE & REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES & COUNTERS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST SCRAPE& PAINT PEELING PAINT ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN GARBAGE CANS,PREP TABLE,VENTILATION VENTS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REPLACE FLOOR TILE IN WALK IN COOLER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WALL PANELING PEELING,STAINED CEILING TILES,LOOSE WALL BASES AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,MISSING TILE AT COUNTER,DOOR FRAME OF TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR & LOWER WALL IN WALK IN COOLER,WORN DOOR SWEEP ON REAR DOOR.MUST CLEAN WALL IN MEAT AREA.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.NEED LIGHT ON SALES FLOOR.

STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR. REPLACE SAME. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, DUST/GREASE ACCUMULATION.
LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS MISSING IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.
ALL FDOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT NEEDS CLEANING INCLUDING STORAGE SHELVES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOLERS, CUTTING BOARDS. CLEAN SAME FREE OF DEBRIS, GREASE.
INSTD TO USE PROPERLY DESIGNED MULTI-USE UTENSILS (SMOOTH, DURABLE, EASILY CLEANABLE). INSTD TO REMOVE WOODEN UTENSILS.
WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE FILTERS ABOVE 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 STORE SHELVES HAS DUST ON IT. ALSO CLEAN FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS AND IN TBE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS DUST BUILDUP.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE THE STAINED AND BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. FOUND CLUTTER BEHIND THE COUNTER AND IN THE BACK STORE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE

MUST REPAIR CRACKED GLASS ON SLIDING DOOR OF MEAT DISPLAY CASE IN REAR OF PREMISES ALSO MUST REPAINT BOTTOM SHELVING OF PREP TABLE IN THE MEAT SECTION HAS CHIP PAINT MUST USE NON TOXIC PAINT
MUST CLEAN WALLS IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND BEHIND MEAT COUNTER HAS OLD FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL AND GREASE
MUST CLEAN AND SANTIZED CUTTING BOARD IN THE KITCHEN AREA HAS STAINS ALSO MUST DEFROST CHEST FREZZER IN REAR HAS ICE BUILD -UP AND CLEAN BETWEEN RUNNERS OF DOORS INSIDE MEAT COUNTER
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#598567 DATE 01-13-2012 (33) CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE FILTERS ABOVE HAS GREASE BUILD-UP(34) CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE STORE SHELVES HAS DUST ON IT. ALSO CLEAN FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILD-UP(35) REPLACE THE STAINIED AND BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHTOUT PREMISES(36) CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHTOUT PREMISES HAS DUST BUILD-UP(41) FOUND CLUTTER BEHIND THE COUNTER AND IN THE BACK STORE ROO0M INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE

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MUST REPAIR CRACKED GLASS ON SLIDING DOOR OF MEAT DISPLAY CASE IN REAR OF PREMISES ALSO MUST REPAINT BOTTOM SHELVING OF PREP TABLE IN THE MEAT SECTION HAS CHIP PAINT MUST USE NON TOXIC PAINT

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