Chipotle Mexican Grill #3481

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS RICE, BEANS, BEEF PORK ETC. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES LOCATED IN THE DISH ROOM AND ICE MAKING MACHINE UNIT ABOVE THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM IN DINING AREA WITH EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT THE WATER RESERVIOR AND PANELS.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNIT CLEAN AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM AND IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY AT ALL TIMES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 3, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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