El Mezquite

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• 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: 6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED AT THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK AND AT THE DINING ROOMM HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR (TOOLS) AND CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNECESSARY CLUTTER AND ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO UP TO DATE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR MANAGERS (ALL MANAGERS ENROLLED IN A FOOD SAFETY MANAGER'S CLASS WITH RECEIPTS DATED 7/13/22 FROM KEYSTONE ENRICHMENT SERVICE). INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 7, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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