Mariscos La Diabla

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER IN THE REAR NEAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH LAST REPORT DATED JAN 2024; NO CURRENT REPORTS. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS MUST MAINTAIN A LOG BOOK TO INCLUDE REPORTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE TICKETS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C). CITAATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED OLD/UNUSED AND UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-501.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE WASHROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 20, 2025: 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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