El Mercadito

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD FRAME AND UNPAINTED WALL NEXT TO MOP SINK IN UTILITY ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/REPAIR.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  code 40

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Compared with Not Ready on June 2, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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.