El Tejado Mexican Grill

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND COOKING NOT WEARING WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE THE HAIR.
  code 40
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: WOMEN'S WASHROOM WASTE RECEPTACLE MUST HAVE A LID OR COVER.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOOR IN THE SMALL DINING AREA NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF THE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE TWO EMPLOYEES HANDLING,COOKING FOOD. MUST OBTAIN WAITING 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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