MEXICAN INN RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

9510 S EWING AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2010.

2 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Dec 2010.

Last inspected Dec 2010. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
10
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 16
2010
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
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. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM BASEMENT FLOORS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE URINAL IN MENS WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR.

AUG 10
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER MULTI-TASKING, THAT IS WIPING DOWN PREP AREA, HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS AND TOUCHING LID ON GARBAGE CAN WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS WHEN MULTI-TASKING, HANDLING RAW FOODS, USING THE TOILET ROOM, ETC. CITATION #64660-15 ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

FOUND EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING- WHILE WASHING MY HANDS THE SINK FILLED WITH WATER AND WOULD NOT DRAIN. OWNER DIPPED THE WATER OUT INTO A BUCKET AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX SINK AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. INSTRUCTED TO CALL A PLUMBER. *SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED. WHILE INPUTING REPORT OWNER UNCLOGGED SINK AND SINK NOW DRAINS PROPERLY.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR DAMAGED COUNTER TOP-MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN FRONT AREA.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE, INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND COOLERS.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN STORAGE AREA AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTS.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST REPAIR/SEAL ALL DAMAGED CEILING/WALLS WITH HOLES/CRACKS IN REAR STORAGE, HALLWAY AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM.

Minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF FAUCET AND UNDERNEATH SINK OF EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE ANY/ALL UNUSED WASH CLOTHS IN A BUCKET/BIN OF SANITIZING SOLUTION.

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