La Merced Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 20 LIVE GNATS HARBORING ON THE END OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AREA OF HARBORAGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD BEING STORED IN THE BACK OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTANMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO NOT REUSE CARDBOARD IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE BAGS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD BUGS ON THE WINDOW SILL OF THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE. OBSERVED A SLITE PINKISSH SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE FLOOR TILES AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 18, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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