Spanglish Mexican Kitchen

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PERSON WITH CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS. CHICKEN, STEAK, PORK ETC.. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: CAN NOT USE GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOOD ITEMS, MUST USE FOOD GRADE BAGS. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF WALK IN AND REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD MUST BE UP OFF FLOOR 6 INCHES. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: AIR VENT IN WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 17, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.