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EL MECADO BARATO

5206 W DIVERSEY AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

EL MECADO BARATO has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since August 18, 2014. The most recent inspection, on May 4, 2017, found no infractions.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on August 18, 2014. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 8 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 26, 2014. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

3 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. License Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PILLARS ON SALES FLOOR
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,MISSING AND LOOSE WALLBASES IN WALK IN COOLER,MOLDED WALL NEAR PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN WALLBASES AND FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR.MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHTS IN TOILET ROOM
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE,OR REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR AREA,WALK IN COOLER,ON SALES FLOOR AND 2ND FL
  3. License

    5 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 25 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES ON AND AROUND ONIONS AND WALLS AND CEILINGS IN REAR AREA.ALSO FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG THE BOTTOM.MUST RODENT PROOF DOOR.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/18/14.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PILLARS ON SALES FLOOR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,MISSING AND LOOSE WALLBASES IN WALK IN COOLER,MOLDED WALL NEAR PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN WALLBASES AND FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR.MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHTS IN TOILET ROOM.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK .
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE,OR REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR AREA,WALK IN COOLER,ON SALES FLOOR AND 2ND FL.

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