Jesse's Mexican Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND COOKING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING CHICKEN AND BEEF. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUTCHER BLOCK TABLES NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK THAT IS BROKEN. TABLE MUST BE REPAIRED OR REMOVED FROM PREMISES. TABLE CAN NOT BE ADEQUATELY CLEANED AND SANITIZED IN CURRECT CONDITION.
  code 32
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS. ALL REFRIGERATORS MUST HAVE EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS INSIDE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH OLD FRYER AND LITTER. MUST REMOVE OLD EQUIPMENT AND LITTER AND KEEP AREA CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 9, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

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