El Mercadito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK IN STAFF TOILET ROOM IN REAR. HAND DRYER WAS BROKEN. MUST PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO DRY HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LID ON TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES STORED BY OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 57
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 9/5/2023, REPORT #2581209. #58--OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE MISSING FOR ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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