Mexique

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings11
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 59.3F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF COLD FOOD, GROUND PORK 56.8F AND GUACAMOLE 57.2F STORED IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ALL ITEMS APPROXIMATELY 8LBS, $50. ALL COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE RUST DEPOSITS ON SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AND REAR PREP AREAS.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP OR SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT BARE HAND CONTACT.
  code 43

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Compared with Pass on October 8, 2013: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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