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El Guero

November 29, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT EXIT DOOR,REAR GARBAGE DOOR . MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. • STILL OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX. 1,000 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES SUCH AS IN FRONT PREP AREA -ON FLOOR BEHIND UNUSED,COOLERS, PREP TABLES,GRILL TABLE,ON FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND WINDOW SILL.LIQUOR COUNTER AREA-ON SHELVING UNITS,ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND LIQUOR SHELVING UNITS.BOTTLE LIQUOR DISPLAY ON SALES FLOOR,UNDERNEATH PALLETS OF BEER ON SALES FLOOR & DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR.REAR HALL WAY-ON FLOOR NEXT TO CONVEYOR BELT,INSIDE OF STORAGE CLOSET ALONG WALL BASES AND FLOOR,BOTH UNUSED WALK IN COOLERS-ON FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES ,PALLETS AND SHELVING UNITS.REAR PREP AREA-UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE RACKS ,INSIDE OF FRYER CABINET,GRILL TABLE.BASEMENT-UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES UNDER & IN BETWEEN PALLETS AND FLOOR,MIXED IN WITH MOUNDS OF DIRT,ON TOPSIDE OF GREASE TRAPS,COMPRESSOR UNIT.ALSO 2- DEAD MICE AND 1-DECAYED ON FLOOR NEAR PALLETS AND MOUND OF DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 10/30/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.19 : OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS IN STORAGE CLOSET IN REAR HALL WAY MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLES,UNUSED REACH IN & PREP COOLERS,STORAGE SHELVES& RACKS,WINDOW SILLS,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAPS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES ,HOLE IN LOWER WALL BASE AND FLOOR IN REAR HALL WAY CLOSET. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT , REAR HALLWAY,BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND WHERE NEEDED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 30, 2023: 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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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