Lalo's Mexican Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL SAME.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL WIRE RACKS IN BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS WITH RUSTY SURFACES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN SURFACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR BOTTOM AND WHEELS OF FRYERS NOT CLEAN, GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR IN REAR BY DISHWASHING AREA AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, WORN, CHIPPED SURFACES. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE, NON-POROUS SURFACE. FLOOR UNDER SYRUP BOXES AND LINES NOT CLEAN, SYRUP ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN AND WITH GLUE RESIDUE FROM PREVIOUSLY POSTED SIGNS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SURFACE SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 22, 2015: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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