LA HUACANA Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Grocery store

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 40 POUNDS PORK SKIN AT 72.0F -108.2F AND 10 POUNDS PORK CARNITAS AT 70.7F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005A. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISPOSE OF 50 POUNDS OF PORK PRODUCTS. VALUE AT 100 DOLLARS.

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RATS AND MICE AT PREMISES: OBSERVED RAT/MICE DROPPINGS AT FOLLOWING AREAS: FOUND 25 MICE DROPPINGS UNDER STORAGE SHELVES SALES FLOOR 1ST FLOOR, 10 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON SALES FLOOR AND BEHIND REACH IN COOLER ON SALE FLOOR, 50 RAT DROPPINGS ON STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA, 10 RAT DROPPINGS IN BURROW ALONG SAME STAIRWELL, 10 RAT DROPPINGS AT BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA, MORE THAN 100 RAT DROPPINGS AT STORAGE ROOM ADJACENT TO BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA. ALSO, OBSERVED 1 LIVE RAT INSIDE DRAIN AT BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-020. MUST REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF RODENTS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED AREAS. MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.

Pests carry numerous pathogens including Salmonella, E. coli, and Hantavirus, contaminating food and surfaces.

Facility must be free of pest infestation.

No live pests; No pest droppings, gnaw marks, or nesting; Effective pest control program; Regular monitoring; Professional treatment when needed.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALSO CLEAN ALL SINKS, PREPARATION TABLES AT BASEMENT, AND INTERIOR OF COOLERS.

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. NOTED DEAD RAT ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND SANITIZE AREA.

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. NOTED DEAD RAT ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND SANITIZE AREA.

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.