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Mini Azteca

March 1, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD, RAW CHICKEN, UNCOVERED, STORED UNDER BLOODY BEEF IN THE WALK IN COOLER. ALSO, MORE CHICKEN WAS STORED, UNCOVERED, UNDER CONDENSER IN THE WALK IN COOLER, WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ON FAN COVERS AND LEAKING WATER FROM CONDENSER. POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. MANAGER VOLUTARILY DISCARDED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSP#1482837, DATED 7/6/2015. VIOLATION #32; FOUND CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM FOIL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.ALL SHELVES IN BASEMENT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. PREMISES WAS FOUND WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP WITHOUT LABELS, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN THE REAR PREP AREA, STUCK BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN KNIFE RACK AND MAINTAIN.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; GRILL, FRYER, OVEN, PREP TABLES, MICROWAVE, AND STORAGE RACK ABOVE PREP TABLE. ALSO, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT, AND THE INTERIOR OF ALL DEEP FREEZERS ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR PREP AND BASEMENT WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE. HOOD AND FILTERS HAVE GREASE BUILD. FAN COVERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE OUTSIDE GANGWAY, AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ITEMS NOT BEING USED, AND REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

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