Mi Tocaya

June 8, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED PINK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. ALL ICE IN ICE MACHINE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED.
    code 16
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS CONDENSERS. MUST CLEAN ALL COOLERS CONDENSERS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: BASEMENT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT ABOVE BASEMENT DISHWASH AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL SAID PEELING CEILING PAINT. • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AROUND 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE UPDATED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 24, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.

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