El Mezquite

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHWASHER WASH AND RINSE DISHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADEQUATELY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. USING A SANITIZING SOLUTION TO ADEQUATELY SANITIZE DISHES PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTED TO SANITIZE DISHES.PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND ICE MACHINE WITH A MINIMAL BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND REAR PREP AREA LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT. MUST REPLACE
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 16, 2022: 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.