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Spicy Mex

January 22, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE DISH WASHING AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW EGGS AND RAW CHORIZO STORED ON TOP SHELVING OF THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED FOODS SUCH AS COOKED RICE, GUACAMOLE, PREPARED SAUCES AND TORTILLAS. FOODS REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE RAW AND PREPARED/READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABELED FOODS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS ON ALL TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED OR AVAILABLE FOR EGG AND CHORIZO DISH WITH EGG MADE TO ORDER. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST DISCLOSE EGG DISH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE FRONT SALSA COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH THE FRONT HAND WASHING SINK AND REAR KITCHEN SINK BETWEEN SINKS AND PREP SURFACES.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON TOP OF CEILING DUCT PIPING. MUST PROPERLY STORE FOOD CONTAINERS IN A CLEAN STORAGE AREA.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE KITCHEN AND KITCHEN DISH WASHING AREA COMPLETELY CLOGGED, UNABLE TO DRAIN WASTE WATER AND WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM DISH WASHING HAND SINK. STAFF UNABLE TO WASH HANDS. DURING INSPECTION MANAGER WAS ABLE TO UNCLOG ONE OF THE TWO SINKS. MUST HAVE BOTH HAND SINKS PROPERLY WORKING AT RE-INSPECTION.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXPOSED BRICK WALL IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM MUST BE SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A WALL SEALANT UNDER THE HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE TO MAKE THE WALL SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 15, 2018: 16 findings appeared for the first time. 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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