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Mariano's

September 16, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OUT C 12/12/2025 OBSERVED TCS FOODS IMPROPERLY THAWING INSIDE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT PREP AS WELL AS 2 LARGE BAGS OF SHRIMP AND SALMON FILET IN SUSHI PREP ON TOP OF STORAGE CART. INSTRUCTED TO THAW UNDER REFRIGERATION OR WITH CONTINUOUS RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B)OBSERVED COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN STANS DONUTS PREP AREA WITHOUT THERMOMETER INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WHERE TCS FOODS ARE LOCATED.
code 36
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WHILE OPERATING.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B)OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS, BREAD BAKING PANS, ROLLING CARTS, POPCORN MIXING EQUIPMENT WORKING INGREDIENTS STORED THROUGHOUT BAKERY, ALL DISPLAY CASES WITH DONUTS AND POCORN / SWEETS WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT LOCATED INSIDE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 6-501.18 OBSERVED PLUMBING FIXTURES IN RESTROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ALL FLOORS IN REAR STOCK/STORAGE, WALK IN COOLERS/FREEZERS AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT LOCATED THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS INCLUDING GROCERY STORE AISLE WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRASH AND FOOD DEBRIS. NOTED DRIED FOOD SPLATTER ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 12, 2025: 6 findings recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.