El Mezcalito Cantina & Grill

February 3, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
  • failed findings2
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: 4-501.11 OBSERVED NO STOPPERS AT THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SINK STOPPERS AT ALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. • 4-101.13(C) CERAMIC/CLAY DRINKING CUPS AND BOWLS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED O TO ENSURE CUPS ARE LEAD-FREE OR LEAD-SAFE LEVELS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH ON-SITE OR REMOVAL FROM PREMISES.
    code 47
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: 5-402.12 OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP ON THREE-COMPARTMENT THE SINK IS LOCATED IN THE BAR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN.
    code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 30, 2025: 2 findings recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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