✓!

Mexico Steak House

December 11, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

😬mid

official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SOUP,BEEF, BEANS, ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER MUST BE LABELED/DATED AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR RUSTY POT/PAN STORAGE SHELVING USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING: HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEEP FRYER AND ATTACHED PIPES,SIDES AND BENEATH THE GRILL,STEAMTABLE,FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREAS AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS IN NEED FOR FURTHER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN,ALSO FLOOR DRAINS BENEATH THE DISHMACHINE REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OUTSIDE PORCH AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STORED ITEMS IN BASEMENT AT LEAST 6" OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 30, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lower West Side

See every restaurant in Lower West Side →

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.