Mercadito Chicago

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS NOT TIGHT FITTED. MUST HAVE REATTACH/MAKE TIGHT FIT ALL COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINES AND FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES AND PREP AREA SHELVES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS ALSO FOUND STANDING WATER ON FLOOR BY MOP SINK/MISSING FLOOR TILES AT SAME. MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY/REPAIR FLOOR AT MOP SINK AREA AND CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DUST ON CEILING TILES AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING TILES/CEILING VENT COVERS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL AT BASEMENT BAR. MUST PROVIDE EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER AT BASEMENT BAR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

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