La Mexicana Grill

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE 2-DOOR SAUCE COOLER LOCATED IN REAR FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2025: 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.

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