Mercadito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: THE FLOOR BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR IS IN DISREPAIR AND ALLOWS WATER TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FLOORING AND SUB FLOOR NEXT TO THE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST SEAL THE FLOOR IN THIS AREA, VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SOUTHBEND OVENS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WITHOUT VENTILATION. MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION OR MOVE OVENS UNDER VENTILATION HOOD, VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 4, 2011: 2 findings recurred. 8 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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