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Palenque

July 20, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER AND SHELVING UNIT NEXT TO FILING CABINET IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED SODA CRATES STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON GROUND IN FRONT AND REAR OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND SURROUNDING OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED, MISSING OR DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE WALKWAY TO THE RIGHT OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED, MISSING OR DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE WALKWAY TO RIGHT OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT CEILING IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED RUST ON CEILING VENT IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT CEILING VENT IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIMLY LIT WASHROOM WITH UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WASHROOM WITH UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 28, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.