El Mezquite

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: MAIN PREP COOLER IN FRONT OF KITCHEN NOT WORKING PROPERLY 61.4F, MUST HAVE COOLERAT 40F OR LOWER.
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACEON WALL BEHIND REAR PREP TABLE AND 2COMP SINK. • MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AT WALK-IN COOLER CEILING AND SEAL ALL CRACKS
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL INSULATION AROUND COOLING LINES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER TO PREVENT CONDENSATION.
  code 38

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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.