Mariano's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: FOUND HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS BEHIND THE SALAD DISPLAY COOLER LYING DIRECTLY IN THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSIL FACING UP WITH THE HANDLE OUT OF THE FOOD TO AVOID INDIRECT HAND CONTACT WITH FOOD.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILDUP IN THE LARGE WALK-IN FREEZER WITH FROST BUILDUP ON THE EXTERIOR BOXES OF FOOD, ALONG THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS, AND UNDER THE CONDENSER. MUST SCRAPE OFF ICE CHUNKS, DEFROST FREEZER, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE CHICKEN STORAGE RACKS IN THE MEAT PREP COOLER TO REMOVE OLD CHICKEN DEBRIS BUILDUP AND CLEAN DAILY.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT BLOOD ON THE FLOOR OF THE LARGE WALK-IN MEAT COOLER AND MINERAL BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A PVC CONDENSATION DISCHARGE LINE RUNNING DIRECTLY TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAKERY. INSTRUCTED TO REROUTE THE DISCHARGE LINE TO A PROPER FLOOR DRAIN; EXPOSED HAND SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING ONLY.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 2, 2015: 5 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.

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