Mariano Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO MANAGER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZADROUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. BEEF 189 *F ON STOVE TOP, AND HAM SANDWICHES IN COOLER 39*F AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ONE MANAGER WITH CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE PER SHIFT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BOX FREEZER NOT MAINTAINED IN BASEMENT TOP BROKEN BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH STRING, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, BASEMENT SLICER,PREP TABLE,1ST. FLOOR CUTTING BOARDS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT, NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING TILES FRONT DINING AREA WATER DAMAGED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. WALL MISSING OUTLET COVER/HOLE AROUND THIS OUTLET, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/FILL HOLE.
  code 35
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NON FOOD HANDLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA, ONLY FOOD WORKERS AUTHORIZED IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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