El Mercado Food Mart

November 12, 2014 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: CONTAINERS OF FOOD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND AT ALL TIMES DURING STORAGE.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE MEAT SLICER IN PREP AREA DAILY AND MAINTAIN TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FOUND CARDBOARD LINING THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY ABSORBENT MATERIAL FROM KITCHEN AREA.
    code 34
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE THE SINK WAS PREVIOUSLY WELDED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AND MAINTAIN SINK.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 13, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

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.

official city health-inspection data · no account, no sign-up