6978 Soul Food

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS THAT ARE OUT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • REPLACE THE DOOR GASKETS FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. • NOTED RUSTY AND DIRT THE BASE OF THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON-TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FIXED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREAS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE CEILING TILES THAT ARE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES BY TOILET ROOM AND IN HALLWAY. • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT REFRIGEARTION UNITS AND PREP TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL THROUGHOUT KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA/DISHWASHNG AREA.MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. • OBSERVED A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DIRT, DUST, GREASE, FOOD SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS AND FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HOT FOOD SERVICE LINE UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURN OUT BULBS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 11, 2024: 10 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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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