Mariscos El Puerto

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-501.12 : CUTTING BOARD AT PREP LINE WITH BLACK, DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS AT ALL TIMES. 4-501.11 MISSING FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17: MISSING COVER FOR TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.11: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-202.11: MISSING SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B3) ENFORCEMENT BY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NON COMPLIANCE): PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 9/1/20 REPORT 2386701 NOT CORRECTED; OVER 40 LIVE FLIES NOTED ON WALLS AND FLYING IN FRONT BEVERAGE/PREP AREA. OVER 40 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND IN CABINET UNDER UNUSED AQUARIUM. INSTD TO ELIMINATE ALL PESTS/PEST ACTIVITY, AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF SERVICE ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND HAVE AVAILABLE AND ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-42-090.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 1, 2020: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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.

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