Manjares Al Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: 3-301.11(B) OBSERVED A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER HANDLING READY TO EAT TORTILLAS WITH HER BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD SAID FOODS AND NEVER ALLOW FOOD HANDLERS TO HAVE BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS, INSTEAD USE TONGS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES TO HANDLER ALL READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
  code 9Priority
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 OBSERVED THE FACILITY HAS THE ICE MACHINE DRAIN TUBES DIRECTLY IN A PIPE IN THE WALL AND PROVIDES NO AIR GAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR INSTALL A PROPER FLOOR DRAIN WITH A 6 INCH AIR GAP FOR THE ICE MACHINE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.17 OBSERVED STAINED AND MISPLACED CEILING TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2553260 DATED 3/22/22; 10 - 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 51 - 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE. 53 - 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 22, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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