Restaurant Profile
LAS FUENTES
2003-2011 N WESTERN AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60647
CHICAGO, IL 60647
6
Total Inspections
16.7%
Pass Rate
4
Failures
Inspection History
Sep 20, 2024
Result:
Fail
4 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ESPRESSO/DRIP COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINES.MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT SINKS BY BAR.MUST PROVIDE.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND BASEMENT STORAGE WITH CLUTTER.MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.
Oct 25, 2023
Result:
Fail
3 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: REPAIR THE LEFT SINK STOPPER FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA SO THAT THE BASIN CAN HOLD WATER.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED
Oct 4, 2023
Result:
No Entry
0 violations
Sep 30, 2022
Result:
Pass
0 violations
Sep 28, 2022
Result:
Fail
3 violations
Key Violations:
55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNUSED ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF THE BASEMENT AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.;;59|PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2563691 ON 9/14/22 NOT CORRECTED: 38 - OBSERVED LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE DISH WASHING AREA, BEHIND THE MAIN BAR, AND IN THE STORAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
Sep 14, 2022
Result:
Fail
12 violations
Key Violations:
|ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED THE WALK-IN MEAT COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F INSIDE OF THE UNIT. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AT SALSAS AND RAW MEAT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA.;;22|PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE LINE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN MEAT COOLER. OBSERVED EGGS AT 48.4F, BEEF AT 49.1F, CHICKEN AT 47.8F, SALSA AT 49F, AND SOUR CREAM AT 44.1F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.;;33|PROPER COOLING METHODS USED;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELF NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE, ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE HOT WATER HEATER AND IN THE UTILITY CLOSET. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS OF THE DISH WASHING AREA, BEHIND THE MAIN BAR, AND IN THE STORAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.;;43|IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE OF THE ICE BIN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN EITHER OF THE 3 WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNUSED ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF THE BASEMENT AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: REPLACE THE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.