Spicy Mex

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE,IN THE KITCHEN.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP SINK UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE AT FRONT COUNTER.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 14, 2018: 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.