Mariscos Las Islitas

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11 OBSERVED A BROWNISH SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE BY THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES CRAWLING INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE BY THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD USE OF THE ICE MACHINE, ELIMINATE LIVE COCKROACH ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-501.112 OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE AND AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 20, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.