El Mariachi Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NO FOODS BEING PREPARED. ESTABLISHMENT OPENS AT 5 PM. NO CITATION ISSUED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. CONTACT C.D.P.H. BY FAX REQUEST TO 312-746-4240 FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL.
  code 8Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 7-19-10 NOT CORRECTED. #32-.REPLACE BROKEN LID LINER FOR CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT AREA.#35-SEAL(RECAULK) WALL BEHIND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK,IN PREP AREA.#36-PROVIDE END CAPS FOR LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN KITCHEN.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO WASH ALL BAR GLASSWARE AT KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL HOT WATER IS PROVIDED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 19, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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