Mekato's Colombian Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: SIDE EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED. WITH OVER 1/4 OF AN INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED THE DOOR' SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL PASTRIES PACKED ON PREMISES FOR SALE. PUT NAME OF THE COMPANY, ADDRESS, ZIP CODE, NAME OF THE PRODUCTS,ANY FOOD ALLERGEN NOTED ON THE LABEL.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN IN DETAIL INTERIOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYER,AND THE 2 ONE BURNER STOVE (WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER (WITH DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED /BROKEN FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE THE CHEMICAL ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: STAINED CEILING TILES INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND THRU-OUT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. HOOD/FILTER WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTALL 4" COVING/BASEBOARD THRU-OUT THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 11, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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