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Mi Lindo Jerez
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 29, 2022
- address4946 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Mi Lindo Jerez clean?
Mi Lindo Jerez is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 29, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Mi Lindo Jerez?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HANDWASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE; WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON, THE SINK FILLS UP WITH WATER AND DOES NOT DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET PLUMBING SYSTEM REPAIRED SO SINK DRAINS PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 1ST FLOOR UTILITY SINK, AND 40 DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE HOT WATER HEATER. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 7 ANTS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE GARBAGE IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS, CLEAN, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND AN INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. NOTED NO RECENT INSPECTION RECEIPTS (AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR PER CODE) ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LAST INSPECTION REPORT WAS FROM JUNE 2021. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH RECENT RECEIPTS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND HEAVY ICE BUILD UP AND OLD FOOD SPILLS INSIDE THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. FOUND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE BOTH FRYERS ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED THE COOKS LINE HANDWASHING SINK, THE UTILITY SINK, AND ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT DRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CALL A LICENSED PLUMBER AND TO DISCONTINUE WASHING DISHES AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL ALL DRAINS PROPERLY DRAIN AND WASTE WATER IS NO LONGER COMING OUT FROM THE GREASE TRAP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED THE COOKS LINE HANDWASHING SINK, THE UTILITY SINK, AND ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT DRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CALL A LICENSED PLUMBER AND TO DISCONTINUE WASHING DISHES AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL ALL DRAINS PROPERLY DRAIN AND WASTE WATER IS NO LONGER COMING OUT FROM THE GREASE TRAP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 1ST FLOOR COOKING EQUIPMENT (BY WALL BASE), UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK, AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR BASEMENT AREA NEAR THE WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD.
When was Mi Lindo Jerez last inspected?
Mi Lindo Jerez has 4 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| June 29, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 14, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2021 | — |
Mi Lindo Jerez vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 29, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.