Mexico Steak House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A SLITE PINKISH BROWN SUBSTANCE ON AND AROUND THE ICE MAKER. OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR GASKETS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED SPILLS INSIDE FREEZER UNIT. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARDS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE VENTS LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS , AND CEILING VENTS (DUSTY) IN REAR KITCHEN, NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST FROM VENTS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP HEADS STORED DOWNWARD. INSTRUTED TO STORE UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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