Restaurant Veneno De Nayarit

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: --PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS NOT DISPLAYED. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Cutting boards with deep, dark grooves must be sanded/bleached or replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Wash, rinse and sanitize the interiors of the coolers in the basement food prep area.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: FLOORS BEHIND-UNDER-BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING AND SEAL HOLES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREAS,REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIORS OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE KITCHEN AREAS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP BOX BENEATH THE 3 COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT AND REPAIR FAUCET AT THE 1 COMP SINK IN THE KITCHEN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE DIRTY LINEN BUCKETS STORED ON FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AREAS DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Unnecessary articles must be removed from basement dry storage areas.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 1, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.