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Pepe's Mexican Restaurant

December 9, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. GREATER THAN 1/2 INCH GAPS OBSERVED UNDERNEATH FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS-MUST REPAIR BOTH DOORS AT THE BOTTOM MAKING THEM TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT START OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(TACOS, CHICKEN, GROUND BEEF, BEANS) WERE BEING PREPARED, HELD, AND/OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED, MUST BE STORED INVERTED(HANDLES UP) OR WITH ALL HANDLES FACING OUTWARD IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN CLEAN CONTAINERS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING UPPER LEFT SIDE PANEL TO ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. PAINT EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF REACH-IN FREEZER SITTING NEXT TO ICE MACHINE, THE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE(WHITE UPPER PANEL) AND INTERIOR OF UUPER SECTION WHERE PANEL IS MISSING(DUST BUILD-UP).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, DEAD BUGS OBSERVED AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THIS AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL TILED BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT(DIRT AND DEBRIS NOTED). CLEAN DEAD BUGS AND DEBRIS FROM ALL AFFECTED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REFRAIN FROM PLACING PERSONAL ITEMS(CELL PHONE) ON MEAT SLICER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 4, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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.

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