El Nuevo Mexicano

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 FRUIT FLIES AT PREMISES ON WALLS BY DISHMACHINE AND AT BASEMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITAITON ISSUED. MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 10-26-15. INSPECTION # 1506766. MUST PROVIDE FOODHANDLERS LIST FOR NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION. FOUND FOODHANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. SERIOUS VIOLATION . CITATION ISSUED. 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: DISHWASHING AREAS, BASEMENT, MAIN KITCHEN AND BAR AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED AREAS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BAR AREAS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.