Margarita's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings1
• 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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND ON THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE OFFICE IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE NOTED AREAS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 7, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.