6978 Soul Food

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: Found no certified food manager with a city of Chicago food sanitation certificate, while preparing, handling, serving potentially hazardous foods(chicken, beans, rice, etc..) at time of inspection, citation issued 7-38-020, serious violation.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in cooler, must properly dated, must properly date food items in walk in cooler.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around 3 compartment sink, exposed hand sink, in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, had excess food debris accumulation, needs detailed cleaning(crevices). Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment not clean, had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning, excess grease build up removed. Prep table lower shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Reach in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning, grease removed, floors under pop dispensing unit had excess syrup build up, not clean, needs detailed cleaning, excess syrup build up removed.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Broken wall tiles by prep area in kitchen prep area, shall be repaired/replaced. Walls that had food splattering need detailed cleaning in kitchen prep area. Damaged missing ceiling tiles in employee bathroom, and customers bathrooms, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Missing light shields in walk in cooler, shall be provided.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 2 compartment sink faucet leaking at neck, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on April 17, 2017: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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