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PALETERIA Y NEVERIA JUAREZ EXPRESS

2753 W 51ST ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60632

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-17; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-17), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-06-17: Canvass

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL LINING BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLE NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT AND LOWER SHELF UNDERNEATH FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL SHELF LINERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
  • Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED DOOR OF MEN'S WASHROOM TO NOT BE TIGHT FITTING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MEN'S WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED TAPE COVERING MULTIPLE AREAS OF NORTH WALL IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE FROM WALL IN MEN'S WASHROOM, WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED TAPE AND CARDBOARD COVERING MULTIPLE AREAS OF CEILING AND EXTERIOR OF HOOD IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE AND CARDBOARD COVERING MULTIPLE AREAS OF CEILING AND EXTERIOR OF HOOD NEAR CEILING IN PREP AREA, CEILINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING NEAR ENTRANCE OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLE IN CEILING IN PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA OF FACILITY WITH SOLID SHIELD.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

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