Qdoba Mexican Eats #2628

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN THERMOMETER FRONT LEFT SIDE OF 1 DOOR COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETER AT FRONT OF COOLER.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM DOOR OF ACCUTEMP STEAMER IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP IN REAR OF FRYER CABINET IN KITCHEN. OBSERVED BROWN AND WHITE SPOTS IN UPPER LEFT CORNER OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA AND WHITE SPOTS ON UPPER CENTER OF ICE MACHINE IN LOBBY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THOROUGHLY CLEAN SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON WATER LINES TO DINING ROOM ICE MACHINE AND TEA BREWER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACK UP FROM DRAIN UNDERNEATH FOUR COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM COMPARTMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING SO WATER DOES NOT BACK UP FROM DRAIN .
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK, BROWN AND GREEN BUILD UP AND DEBRIS IN FLOOR SINK BETWEEN FOUNTAIN DRINK AND TEA BREWER DISPENSER IN LOBBY. INSTRUCTED CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 5, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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