La Merced Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DELI MEAT SLICERS IN NEED OF CLEANING AND SANITIZING.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL WALK IN AND REACH IN COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER WEATHER STRIP TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND DEFROST REAR REACH IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW CEILING TILES IN POOR REPAIR (WATER DAMAGED) IN THE DINING AND IN SHOPPING DISPLAY AREAS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE: PREP AREAS, WALK IN COOLERS AND STORAGE AREAS UNDERNEATH SHELVING.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 17, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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