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El Mariachi Bar & Grill

January 12, 2018 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: COUNTER TOP BROKEN BY THE SMALL ICE BIN IN THE KITCHEN,REPLACE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP ON VENT CONDENSER,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING LID AT KITCHEN AREA ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE LID.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP ON WIRES ABOVE THE COLD UNIT,GREASE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN. REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT AND CHEST FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN. CLEAN DEBRIS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN, ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND BLACK AND GRAY SLIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN,NEED TO REPLACE,REPAIR REGROUT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED LIGHT BULBS IN THE KITCHEN DISH ROOM AND UNDER THE HOOD,REPLACE,ALSO GREASE ON LIGHT SHIELD UNDER HOOD,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: STRONG, FOUL SEWAGE ODOR AT REAR BAR AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR ELIMINATE SOURCE OF ODOR. MIDDLE MECHANICAL DRAIN IS LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. POP GUN NOZZLE WITH MINERAL BUILD-UP,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN NO COLD WATER HANDLE PROVIDED AT FAUCET AT MOP SINK(BASEMENT).
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 5, 2018: 5 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.