La Cocina Mexican Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. THE BATHROOM DOOR & MOP SINK ROOM DOOR MUST BE CLEANED RE-SEALED.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FILTERS ABOVE THE GRILL & FRYER MUST BE FREE OF DUST/GREASE BUILD-UP. THE CAULKING ON THE 3-COMP SINK SPLASHGUARD HAS EVIDENCE OF MILDEW, MUST REPLACE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING BY THE 3-COMP SINK AREA, MUST REPLACE.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.