La Merced Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDSINK IN MEAT/DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HANDSINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. SOAP PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS/CARE ITEMS IMRPROPERLY STORED WITH SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES ON SHELVES. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA AT ALL TIMES.
  code 28
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: RAW WOOD NOTED ON STORAGE UNITS ON TOP OF MEAT DISPLAY CASE. INSTD TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SO AS TO BE NON POROUS AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 4, 2022: 1 finding 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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