Los Molcajetes Restaurant Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• 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 2 HANDWASHING SINKS (WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK) WITH NO SOAP AVAILBLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL HAND WASHING SINKS HAVE SOAP. MANAGER INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO REFILL SOAP DISPENSERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 20 RODENT DROPPINGS IN WATER HEATER CLOSET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SERVICE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK FROM FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WHEN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS ANOTHER ONE FLOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED
  code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 28, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 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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