Mekato's Colombian Bakery

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE CUSTOMER RESTROOM.
  code 10Priority
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOIL ACCUMULATION ON THE FAN GUARDS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED AS FLOOR MATS IN THE REAR BAKING PREP AREA UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD OR REPLACE WITH MATS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 5, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.