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Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry

October 21, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS; OVER 15 FRUIT FLIES ON JUICE MACHINE/JUICER AND ON WEST WALL BEHIND JUICER AT FRONT JUICE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE JUICER, WALL AND REMOVE ORANGES DEBRIS AFTER EACH USE TO PREVENT FRUIT FLIES. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AND DUMPSTER AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS/GARBAGE ON GROUND AND DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS/GARBAGE AND MAINTAIN DUMPSTER LID CLOSE. ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL CONTAINER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, LARGE BAKERY EQUIPMENT, MICROWAVE OVEN, AND STORAGE CABINETS AT FROM SERVING AREA AND JUICE BAR.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEBRIS/FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS; INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS; UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS IN THE PREP AREAS, STORAGE CLOSET AND THRU-OUT PARTY ROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE HOLE/OPENING ON WEST WALL BEHIND THE TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR WALL.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER NOTED INSIDE STORAGE CLOSET AND MOP CLOSET; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41

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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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