Pepe's Mexican Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN POOR REPAIR AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY LINEN IN THE REAR LAYING ON TOP OF DIRTY LINEN BAG. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN DIRTY LINEN INSIDE BAG.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DELI SLICER WITH FOOD OLD DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ALSO KEEP FLOORS DRY AS POSSIBLE IN THE DISH WASHING AREA TO PREVENT BREEDING PLACE FOR PESTS.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: PIC AND EMPLOYEES WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE HAVE NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 15, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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