El Mariachi Bar & Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE DRAIN LEVERS ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY SEALING THE DRAIN TO ALLOW THE COMPARTMENTS TO FILL WITH WATER. INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE DRAIN LEVERS OR PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE BASMENT UNDER THE DRY STORAGE RACKS TO REMOVE DIRT STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 7, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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