Lalo's Mexican Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE WOMENS WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE HOT-HOLDING UNIT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE COMMON NAME OF FOOD ON EACH CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 37
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOK'S LINE HANDWASHING SINK SLOW DRAINING. OBSERVED THE LEFT HANDWASH SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM (1 OUT OF 2) WITH HOT WATER AT 91F. MUST REPAIR BOTH SINKS AND PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 100-120F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 17, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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