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Mercadito La Monarca

March 6, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP COUNTER. INSTD TO PROPERLY STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN FREEZER. INSTD TO STORE IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN • PLASTIC LINING ON TABLES IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE PLASTIC LINING SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: MALE FOOD HANDLER IN MEAT/DELI PREP AREA WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.