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Mixteco Grill

July 9, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING THE STORAGE(ICE).FOUND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: LIVE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED ON PREMISES: ONE ROACH STROLLING ON FLOOR IN DINING AREA,SIX LIVE ROACHES IN BASEMENT UNDER THE BASE OF PREP TABLE.THE BASE OF THE TABLE IS COVERED WITH A METAL SHEETS WHICH LIVE ROACHES ARE IN BETWEEN,ANOTHER ROACH WAS OBSERVED INSIDE THE CONTAINER OF CLEAN UTENSILS,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ROACHES AND SEAL ALL CRACKS AND CREVICES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT ,SEAL METAL SHEET AT BASE OF PREP TABLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE WASTE OIL CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED, GREASE BUILD-UP ON TOP THE PLASTIC LID,SPLATTERED OIL ON WALL BEHIND THE CONTAINER,AND EXCESS GREASE ON GROUND AROUND THE SAME SAID CONTAINER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA AND OIL CONTAINER TO MINIMIZE INSECTS AND RODENT ACTIVITIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ENCRUSTED LIQUID SPILLAGE INSIDE THE TWO DOOR FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS BUILD-UP ON FLOOR BEHIND PIPES,GREASE TRAP,BEHIND THE WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT,AND IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT DOOR,FIRST FLOOR.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: METAL SHEET BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS HOLES ON IT,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 22, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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