Mexicana Restaurant & Pastry

• official resultNo Entry
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 19
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN ANS SANITIZE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY AND FILTERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE AND ENCRUSTED GREASE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 19, 2016: 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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