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Mixteco Grill

May 22, 2012 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. FOUND 0PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE BY HAND. MUST CONTACT C.D.P.H. TO REQUEST FOR INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE. PLASTIC DISH MACHINE RACKS IN POOR REPAIR, BADLY STAINED/SOILED. MUST REPLACE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT WITH DEAD ORIENTAL COCKROACHES. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. NO LIVE ACTIVITY NOTED. FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT FOUND WET AND IN AREAS WITH POOLING WATER. MUST MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS TO PREVENT ORIENTAL ROACH ATTRACTION. CRACKED/MISSING FLOOR TILE AT ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT STAIRWELL. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS DIRTY WITH BLACK MOLD, COB WEBS AND CEILING IN REAR STORAGE AREA WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST CLEAN, REPAIR, REMOVE PEELING PAINT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT HALLWAY LEADING TO FOOD PREP AND DRY FOOD STORAGE IN STAIRWELL.
code 36
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREAS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 21, 2010: 6 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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