Super Mercado La Chiquita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETER INSIDE DELI DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF OVERHEAD DOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA, 1/2" GAP BETWEEN AND AT BOTTOM OF ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS NEAR TAQUERIA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE, HOT WATER TANK AND COMPRESSOR ROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES NEAR WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FLOOR TILES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 6, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

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