Restaurant El Mogote

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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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: WASTE WATER BACKING UP ON THE 1ST AND 3RD COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE 3 COMPT SINK WHEN I PULLED OUT THE DRAIN STOPPER FROM THE MIDDLE COMPT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-030. MANAGER CALLED A PLUMBER, NAMED DANILO FROM DANILO'S PLUMBING CO. TEL NO 773-512-2190. DURING INSPECTION. PLUMBER ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO FIXED THE PROBLEM. 3 COMPT SINK IS NOW DRAINING WELL.
  code 10Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT 2102448 DATED 10/24/18. #36-Observed missing light shield on light fixture at rear dry storage room. Instructed to provide light shield on light fixture or shatter-proof light bulbs and maintain. #38-Observed 1 sink stopper missing at the dishwashing 3 compartment sink. Instructed to provide and maintain adequate sink stoppers at the dishwashing 3 comp sink. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST BUILD -UP ON THE FAN GUARD OF THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE DEEP FRYER AND IN THE FRONT OF THE PREP TABLE. MUST REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES,MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT THE RESTAURANT. MUST REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETER FOR ALL COOLERS AND REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 24, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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