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Super Mercado El Guerro

July 25, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 WHOLE ROTISSIERIE CHICKENS AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURED RANGING BETWEEN 100-120F. SAID PRODUCT IS STORED INSIDE HOT HOLD UNIT IN REAR PREP/DELI AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.PIC DISCARDED AT THIS TIME.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 9 LBS OF CHORIZO AND PORK SAUSAGES INSIDE COLD HOLD UNIT @52F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PIC DISCARDED PRODUCT AT THIS TIME.PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DELI AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES WHILE STORING TCS FOODS INSIDE (CHORIZO, SAUSAGES). NOTED TEMPERTURE OF UNIT @52.0F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR UNIT TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. UNIT TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES. NEXT TO CHICKEN ROTISSERIE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA SCATTERED ON FLOOR , ALONGSIDE DISPLAY COOLER CONTAININD DELI MEAT AND CHEESE AND IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ALONGSIDE AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND ALONG WHITE LEDGE. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DEAD MOUSE IN DRY STORAGE NEXT TO ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH LONG BEARD WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSRRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND TRASH THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA UNDER EQUIPMENT, THROUGHOUT STORAGE SPACES ON 1ST FLOOR INCLUDING UNDER GROCERY AISLES AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 4, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.