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Garcia's Restaurant

June 6, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: NOTED SOME UPPER PORTIONS OF ALL THREE ICE MACHINES IN THE BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IE: PLASTIC BINS OF TORTILLAS, MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED ICE AND FOOD SCOOPS BEING STORED INSIDE FOODS AND SOME WITHOUT HANDLES INVERTED FROM FOOD. MUST HAVE PROPER FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERTED.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE ON THE BAR SMALL WHITE FREEZER. MUST REPLACE GASKET.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT OR SURFACES OF THE PASS THROUGH WINDOW FROM THE COOKS LINE TO THE REAR PREP. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.----NOTED DIRTY HAND WASHING SINK AT THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES ON THE COOKS LINE.----MISSING WALL TILE AT THE LARGE DISH MACHINE.---- MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR VENT COVER BEHIND THE COOKS LINE.MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL. ---- NOTED CARDBOARD USED AS MATTING FOR FLOORS IN PREP AREAS. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS.----NOTED THE COOKS LINE WEST WINDOW SILL WHERE TORTILLAS ARE STORED IS DAMAGED WITH PEELING PAINT AND CHIPPING WOOD. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER ON THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE ABOVE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.