Cubano Bros.

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Apr 28, 2025 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood temperature

     Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

     Inspector’s note: Refrigerators thermometers place at rear unable to read, Instructed to keep all thermometer in warmest part of cooler where it bac be read easily.

     Official wording (code 36)

     Thermometers provided & accurate

2. Jul 24, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   4 general Show violations

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed employees without proper hair restrains in the food prep area. Must provide and maintain.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the interior bottom shelf of the reach in cooler dirty. Must clean and maintian.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Observe a leak underneath the hand wash sink. Must repair and maintain.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Must detail clean the floor drain and floors along the wall base and in corners to remove spills and/or debris.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

3. Sep 27, 2023 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   2 critical1 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no written employee health policy for all employees on site. Instructed facility to establish an appropriate employee health policy and maintain with verifiable signed copies on site for all food employees in acknowledgment of reporting agreement. Assitant manager of the french market provided blank copies for the employees to sign during the inspection to correct the violation. Priority foundation violation #7-38-010. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no paper towel at the front hand-sink in the food prep area. Informed person in charge that paper towels must be available at hand sinks at all times. Assitant manager of the french market obtained paper towel for hand sink during time of inspection to correct the violation. Priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food handlers prepping food without hair restraints. Instructed person in charge that all food handlers must wear a hair restraint.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no proof of training for all food handlers on site. Instructed to provide and maintain records at all times.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the city of chicago food certified manager with no proof of allergen training certificate. Instructed all city of chicago certified food managers obtain this certificate.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

4. Oct 31, 2022 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   No violations

5. Mar 16, 2021 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralRepeat violation

     A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

     Inspector’s note: Previous core violation from 3/6/2020 report #2365424 not corrected: #58 observed no allergen training certificate on site for all city of chicago certified food manager certificate holders. Instructed to meet requirement. Priority foundation #7-42-090. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 60)

     Previous core violation corrected

6. Mar 6, 2020 Conditional

   License · Pass w/ Conditions

   2 critical1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policies on site for review for all food and conditional employees.instructed to provide and maintain on site for review. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-010. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no hand-washing signage on hand-sink in prep area. Instructed to provide.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no allergen training certificate on site for all city of chicago certified food manager certificate holders. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

7. Feb 6, 2020 Not Ready

   License · Not Ready

   No violations