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RESTAURANTE AMATEPEC ESTADO DE MEXICO
3143 W 51ST ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-26; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
10 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-26), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-06-26: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 49.6-61.9F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, MILK(53.8F), SALSA(49.6-61.9F), NOODLES(50.3F), BEEF(49.6-53.9F), RAW EGGS IN SHELL(51.4-60.4F), RICE(54.4-54.8F), BEANS(52.2F), SOUR CREAM(54.2-54.5F), PORK(52.2-53.2F), CHEESE(57.4F) AND CHICKEN(50.4F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $700 WEIGHING 80LBS PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- Critical: CHI-33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED MULTIPLE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FACILITY AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.OBSERVED ONE DOOR WHITE AND ONE DOOR STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATORS IN REAR PREP AREA AND ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 50.7-52.7F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS PLACED ON SAID COLD HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED EQUIPMENT STORED UNDERNEATH PEELING AND EXPOSED INSULATION ON CEILING DUCTS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL PEELING AND EXPOSED INSULATION ON CEILING DUCTS IN REAR PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON MULTIPLE COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA, RIGHT DOOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA AND BOTH DOORS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED GASKETS ON SAID COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED DOOR OF ALL GENDER WASHROOM TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL GENDER WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING.
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED NON SMOOTH OUTDOOR SURFACE UNDERNEATH DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER CONSTRUCTED OF DIRT AND ROCKS. INSTRUCTED AN OUTDOOR SURFACE FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABES AND RETURNABLES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF NONABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS CONCRETE OR ASPHALT AND SHALL BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND SLOPED TO DRAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE ON EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NON SMOOTH WALL ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED NON SMOOTH WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS AND INTERIORS OF HOODS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS AND INTERIORS OF HOODS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
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