Supermercado El Mexicano

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 14, 2010
• address6701-6703 N Clark St, Chicago 60626
• cuisineGrocery/Butcher

Is Supermercado El Mexicano clean?

Supermercado El Mexicano is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 14, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado El Mexicano?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. WHILE DRAINING LEFT COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOOD DEBRIS CAME UP IN THE NEXT 2 COMPARTMENTS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE SINK MAINTAINED TO PREVENT BACK UP. CITATION #63806-16. COURT DATE 11.11.10, 400 W SUPERIOR, ROOM 112, 10 A.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. WHILE DRAINING LEFT COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOOD DEBRIS CAME UP IN THE NEXT 2 COMPARTMENTS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE SINK MAINTAINED TO PREVENT BACK UP. CITATION #63806-16. COURT DATE 11.11.10, 400 W SUPERIOR, ROOM 112, 10 A.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL ALL UNLABELED MEATS IN STORAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL ALL UNLABELED MEATS IN STORAGE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPLACE ALL SCORED AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN MEAT PREP AREA. WATER IN BOTTOM OF MEAT DISPLAY COOLER (RIGHT) IN REAR. DETERMINE SOURCE OF WATER AND REPAIR. MAINTAIN DRY UNIT. REPAIR DAMAGED WALL OF VEGEATBLE DISPLAY COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPLACE ALL SCORED AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN MEAT PREP AREA. WATER IN BOTTOM OF MEAT DISPLAY COOLER (RIGHT) IN REAR. DETERMINE SOURCE OF WATER AND REPAIR. MAINTAIN DRY UNIT. REPAIR DAMAGED WALL OF VEGEATBLE DISPLAY COOLER.
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  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME AND FROST. INCLUDE RACKS. MAUST DETAL CLEAN WALL WITH COBWEBS ON LEFT SIDE OF FOOD STORE (CLARK ST SIDE) AND THROUGHOUT FOOD STORE AS NEEDED. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT TO REMOVE MOLD LIKE ODOR. REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. WASH RINSE AND SANITIZED ALL COMPARTMENTS OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN AR.RE
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED DEBRIS, BROKEN CEILING TILES IN LEFT CORNER NEXT TO 5 DOOR DISPLAY COOLER, UNDER RADIATOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER IN STORE AND THROUGHOUT BOTH STORES AND IN BASEMENT. REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR AT ENTRANCE OF WALK IN COOLER IN FOOD STORE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED DEBRIS, BROKEN CEILING TILES IN LEFT CORNER NEXT TO 5 DOOR DISPLAY COOLER, UNDER RADIATOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER IN STORE AND THROUGHOUT BOTH STORES AND IN BASEMENT. REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR AT ENTRANCE OF WALK IN COOLER IN FOOD STORE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR LEFT SIDE OF FOOD STORE AND TRHOUGHOUT PREMISES AS NEEDED. PAINT RAW WOOD DISPLAY/STORAGE UNIT FOR POTATOES AND BANANAS ON RIGHT SIDE OF FOOD STORE NEAR MEAT DISPLAY UNIT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR LEFT SIDE OF FOOD STORE AND TRHOUGHOUT PREMISES AS NEEDED. PAINT RAW WOOD DISPLAY/STORAGE UNIT FOR POTATOES AND BANANAS ON RIGHT SIDE OF FOOD STORE NEAR MEAT DISPLAY UNIT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. REPLACE MISSING END CAP FOR LIGHT SHEILD ABOVE VEGETABLES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPIAR LEAKING FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE SHELVING, CRATES ETC FROM REAR BASEMENT AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR.

When was Supermercado El Mexicano last inspected?

Supermercado El Mexicano has 1 inspection on record going back to September 14, 2010.

Supermercado El Mexicano vs Rogers Park

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Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 58% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 14, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.