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PEKE'S POZOLE

4710 S PULASKI RD, CHICAGO, IL, 60632

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-05; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-05), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-06-05: Canvass Re-Inspection

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: 4-602.11(B-E): OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR COMPENENTS OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE IN ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: 4-903.11 (A;B;D): OBSERVED SPOONS, KNIVES AND FORKS STORED LAYING DOWN IN UNCOVERED CONTAINER ON SHELVING UNDERNEATH POS SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS INVERTED OR COVERED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED BAG OF SPICES STORED ON FLOOR AND IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PALLETS USED TO ELEVATE CASES OF DRINKS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF PALLETS FOR ELEVATION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON HOT HOLDING UNIT AND COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC FILM FROM ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED EXPIRED OR NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

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