El Mariachi Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE HANDWASHING SINK AND THE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEAN, AND A NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. • SHELF BASE INSIDE THE TWO-DOOR COOLER IS RUSTED. MUST REPAIR AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE CABINET OF DEEP FRYER,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CAULKING ALONG THE HANDWASHING SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS IN POOR RAIR/BROKEN MUST REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT SURFACE • SEAL FLOOR TILES AT BAR AREA.ALSO REMOVE UNEVEN CEMENT FLOOR AT SAME AREA.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 30, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 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.

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