Pepe's Mexican Food

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT PLATES ON OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE EXTERIOR TRIM ON WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM MEAT SLICER,FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLE,SODA & ICE DISPENSER,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,WHEELBASES,PIPES OF EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALLBASES AND FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FILTERS AT HOOD,LIGHT SHIELDS,CEILING TILES & VENTS.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM LOWER SHELVES AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 5, 2015: 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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