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PEPE'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT OF SOUTH CHICAGO
2014-2024 E 87TH ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60617
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2012-02-10; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2012-02-10), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2012-02-10: Canvass
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.BASEMENT FLOORS NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN FLOORS OF DEBIS.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. SOME LIGHTS OUT IN BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.NO THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR.MUST INSTALL REFRIGERATOR THERMOMETER.
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