Mexico Steak House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL BULK SALT CONTAINER UNDER PREP TABLE.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SURFACES UNDER GRILL, STEAM TABLE, PREP TABLE, PREP COOLER, FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, AND STOVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER STEAM TABLE, BURNER, FRYERS, PREP TABLES(FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILDUP). CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BEHIND REACH-IN COOLER(DEAD ROACHES).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER ON WALL UNDER PREP TABLE NEAR EXIT DOOR.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPES UNDER EXPOSED SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 10, 2015: 6 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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