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Mexico Steak House

August 10, 2021 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO DOOR PREP COOLER IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS ALONG THE LINING OF THE GASKETS AND GASKETS IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED LONG CUTTING BOARD IN REAR FOOD SERVICE AREA BADLY STAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH AN ACCUMULATION UP OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED OLD AND UNSUSED EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS IN BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A CLEANABLE SPACE FREE OF ITEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE USED FOR HARBORING PEST AND OR INSECTS. • OBSERVED BOTTOM OF WALK IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR TO MAKE EASE OF CLEANING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST AND OIL ON FILTERS AND HOOD UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING ANY POSSBILE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD AND THE NONE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AROUND THE HOOD UNIT. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DUST ON THE FAN VENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE REAR WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 31, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 9 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.