Pepe's Mexican Restaurants

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE 4 DOOR REACH IN COOLER INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.OBSERVED THE REAR SLICER NOT CLEAN/SANITIZED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED. ALSO CLEAN WALK-IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVER, AND STORAGE SHELVES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP IN WALK-IN FREEZER INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.RE-SEAL WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND REMOVE CEILING PEELING PAINT FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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