LOS MANGOS Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVED A PREP COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (DELI MEAT) INSIDE OF SAID COOLER, NOT MAINTAINING 40F OR BELOW. AIR TEMPERATURE OF THE PREP COOLER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSPECTION WAS 50.5F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOXES AND CONTAINERS OF WHOLE PRODUCE IN SAID UNIT AND LOWER THE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMPERATURE BY THE END OF INSPECTION WAS 40.0F AND DECREASING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERERATURES IN A PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA 4LBS OF HAM BETWEEN 49.9F-50.9F VALUED AT $12, 1LB OF TURKEY DELI MEAT AT 49.8F VALUED AT $3, 1/2 LB OF CHEESE AT 50.4F VALUED AT $2, AND 1/2 OF SLICED TOMATOES AT 50.0F VALUED AT $3. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION ALL DELI MEAT IN SAID COOLER HAD SATURDAY AND MONDAY STICKERS ON THE PACKAGING THAT INDICATED THE MEAT HAD BEEN IN SAID COOLER SINCE THEN. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID ITEMS AND MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

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.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR VIOLATION FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #1494224 DATED 7/15/14 NOT CORRECTED, #30 PALETAS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO HAVE PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN PROPER LABELS FOR PALETAS CONTAINING BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

Specialized processes without proper controls can create deadly toxins like botulism.

Special processes require approved HACCP plans or variances.

Written HACCP plan for: Vacuum packaging; Sous vide; Smoking for preservation; Curing; Using additives. Plan must be approved by CDPH.

This violation was corrected during the inspection.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR VIOLATION FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #1494224 DATED 7/15/14 NOT CORRECTED, #30 PALETAS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO HAVE PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN PROPER LABELS FOR PALETAS CONTAINING BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

Specialized processes without proper controls can create deadly toxins like botulism.

Special processes require approved HACCP plans or variances.

Written HACCP plan for: Vacuum packaging; Sous vide; Smoking for preservation; Curing; Using additives. Plan must be approved by CDPH.

This violation was corrected during the inspection.