Mi Tierra South Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOOD (EGGS, BEANS, RICE, STEAK, SLICED TOMATOES). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CFM ON SITE ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LARGE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP THAT WAS A LITTLE DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EQUIPMENT AT FREQUENCY TO PREVENT MOLD-LIKE BUILD-UP.
  code 16
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SURFACES OF LIQUOR WELL AND SOME EQUIPMENT (BLENDERS, LARGE PITCHERS IN REAR PREP BAR AS WELL AS BAR CONNECTED TO DINING AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCETS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DOOR DASH PREP (NUEVOS). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS AND ELEVATE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT • OBSERVED BAR FLOORS IN REAR PREP, BEHIND ALL LARGE 2-DOOR COOLING UNITS, AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT (GRILLS) WITH HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE FOR REVIEW.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 5, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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.