El Pescador Restaurant

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETER INSIDE UPRIGHT COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA CONTAINING FISH, SHRIMP AND HOUSEMADE SAUCES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DRIED PLATE S/KITCHENWARE STORED UPRIGHT ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS IN BAR/FRONT PREP AREA WITH SPILLS AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER WITH MISCELLANEUS ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES FOR PROPER CLEANING IN SAID SPACE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 22, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

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