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Restaurant: El Cubanito
Address: 2555 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60639
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Jan 18, 2013

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No Certified Food Manager on premises when potentially hazardous foods are being served and prepared-Beef at 145.7 F. Instructed that a certified food manager must be on premises during all hours of operation. Serious citation issued 7-38-012.
Outer openings not protected or rodent proofed. Side exterior doors has 1/4 inch gap at bottom. Instructed to rodent proof doors too prevent rodent and insect entry. Serious citation issued 7-38-020.
Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned and on adjacent side not maintained. Instructed to detail clean floor and repair and seal floor on adjacent side.
Cooking equipment not under exhaust hood. Instructed to have all cooking equipment under exhaust hood or extend hood. Backflow preventer not provided on expresso machine. Instructed to install backflow preventer.
Thermometer not provided in prep cooler or visible inside other cooler. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside coolers.

Previous serious violation not corrected 5-31-2012, report #1229275: #18-Outer openings not protected or rodent proofed. Side exterior doors has 1/4 inch gap at bottom. Instructed to rodent proof doors too prevent rodent and insect entry. Critical citation issued 7-42-090.
See violation #14.
Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned and on adjacent side not maintained. Instructed to detail clean floor and repair and seal floor on adjacent side.
Violation #40 now corrected.
Cooking equipment not under exhaust hood. Instructed to have all cooking equipment under exhaust hood or extend hood. Backflow preventer not provided on expresso machine. Instructed to install backflow preventer.
Violation #21 now corrected.

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY BY COOKING EQUIPMENT
MUST CLEAN WALL IN PREP AREA BY MOP SINK
MUST CLEAN TOPS AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR CABINETS, AND VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT
MUST PROVIDE THREE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK

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Garage Private Lot Street Valet Validated

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