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Qdoba Mexican Grill

January 24, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACK FLOW COMING FROM THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WATER IS FLOWING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP. OBSERVED THE TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP CORRODED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED TACO BOWLS BEING STORED ABOVE SNEEZE GUARDS LOCATED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. OBSERVED EMPLOYEES ACTIVELY CHOPPING VEGETABLES WHILE THE GREASE TRAP WAS BACKING UP. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GRILL WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF REFRIGERATORS AND INTERIOR OF FRYERS LOCATED BY THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER ALL COOKING AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 14, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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