El Jardin Mexican & American Food

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Potentially Hazardous Food Properly Thawed
  Inspector note: IMPROPER THAWING OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, FOUND CONTAINER OF COOKED BEEF AND SAUSAGE BEING THAWED ON COUNTER TOP ROOM TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MGR TO THAW FOODS ACCORDING TO HEALTH CODE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 17
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: POOR SANITATION THROUGH OUT KITCHEN, GREASY SHELVES, FOOD EQUIPMENT, COUNTER TOPS AND FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 24, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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