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PALMA TORCIDA RESTAURANT INC

1127 W BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

PALMA TORCIDA RESTAURANT INC has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 18, 2022. The most recent inspection, on February 6, 2024, found no infractions.

5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times on May 19, 2022. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 2 times on May 19, 2022. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times on May 19, 2022. For example: PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on May 19, 2022. For example: CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 7 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 15, 2022. For example: PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • NOTED WASHROOMS ON PREMISES WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
  3. Non-Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Non-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. License Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • PERSON IN CHARGE HAS EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE(5-30-22). NO PROOF OF ENROLLMENT TO SANITATION CLASS.MUST ENROLL TO CLASS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT DOCUMENTE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012, NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEE. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
  7. License

    16 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISH AREA THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. THE SINK WAS REMOVED. MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
      • SOME ANIMAL-ORIGIN FOODS, SUCH AS EGGS ON THE MENU NOT PROPERLY DISCLOSED OR REMINDED. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • THE NOTED THREE-DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER WAS AT 70.1F. MUST REPAIR TO HOLD AT 41F OR BELOW PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • NOTED OVEN THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE COLD HOLDING REFRIGERATION THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • RUSTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST REPLACE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • PEELING PLASTIC ON THE METAL EXHAUST HOOD, PEELING STICKERS INSIDE THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND DUCT TAPE ON THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER ALL MUST BE REMOVED.------ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING AT THE FRONT COUNTER MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.----NOTED DIRTY METAL RACK SHELVING AT THE REAR ABOVE THE TOASTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • NO TOILET TISSUE INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • DIRTY SPLATTERED WALL AT THE REAR HALLWAY UNDER WALL PIPING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----ALL RAW WOOD WALL AT REAR EXIT MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.----CRACKED/DAMAGED WALL CAULKING AT THE WASHROOM WASHBOWL. MUST REPLACE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MISSING BASEBOARD COVING AT THE FRONT PREP COUNTER, BEHIND THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER, AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OUTDOOR PATIO/WALKWAY NOTED WITH UNUSED EQUIPMENT, PILED BRICKS AND EXCESSIVE GARBAGE AND DEBRIS ON THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS. MUST REMOVE TO ELIMINATE RODENT HARBORING.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEE. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
  8. License

    0 infractions

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