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Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2016
- address2890 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry clean?
Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • DURING INSPECTION FOUND 1 NON-WORKING 2DR COOLERS WITHOUT ANY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE. UNIT WAS TAGGED AT THIS TIME.DO NOT USE AND DO NOT REMOVE TAG UNTIL CDPH INSPECTS UNITS. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • DURING INSPECTION FOUND NO GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN A GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE FACILITY. ALSO REMINDED MANAGER THAT A GARBAGE DUMPSTER IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES FOR THE RESTAURANT. FACILITY SHOULD NEVER NOT HAVE A GARBAGE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED.Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • DURING INSPECTION FOUND NO GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN A GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE FACILITY. ALSO REMINDED MANAGER THAT A GARBAGE DUMPSTER IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES FOR THE RESTAURANT. FACILITY SHOULD NEVER NOT HAVE A GARBAGE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, GRILL STATION COUNTER TOPS AND SHELVING AT THE GRILLING STATION TO BE REMOVE ENCRUSTED GREASE, FOOD DEBRI AND DRINK SPLASHES. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN ALL BAKING STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE EXTERIOR AS WELL AS ALL HEAVY BAKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ANS SANITIZE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY AND FILTERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE AND ENCRUSTED GREASE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ANS SANITIZE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY AND FILTERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE AND ENCRUSTED GREASE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAINING REAR KITCHEN HAND SINK. ALSO REPAIR DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE FAUCET HANDLES AT ABOVE STATED SINK. ALSO REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMP SINK AND AT THE HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLES.
When was Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry last inspected?
Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry has 14 inspections on record going back to June 19, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| April 27, 2016 | — | |
| February 26, 2016 | — | |
| February 19, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2015 | — | |
| February 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2013 | Fail |
Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 19, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.