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Margarita's Meat Market

January 6, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: NOTED RODENT ACTIVIY (MICE) INSIDE PREMISES: OBSERVED 40 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG THE WALL BASE UNDERNEATH RACKS OF POP AND BEHIND DEEP FREEZER. OBSERVED 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE STORAGE SHELVING BEHIND THE COUNTER. NOTED 15 MICE DROPPINGS IN CHIP BOX. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: NOTED THE DELI MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS DIRTY ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS IN THE REAR AND FRONT STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND THE DELI COUNTER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ESPECIALLY WHERE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED CEILING IN POOR REPAIR (PEELING PAINT). MUST REPAIR ,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: NOTED BURNT OUT AND/OR MISSING LIGHTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGH OUT THE FRONT AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED A LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND A LEAK AT THE FIXTURES ON THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUBING.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 29, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.