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Ahjoomah's Apron

October 23, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 250 DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON AND UNDER THE PLYWOOD PLATFORM WHERE DRY FOOD IS STORED, BEHIND THE DEEP FREEZERS, UNDER STORAGE RACKS, UNDER DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS AND ALONG THE WALLS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 DROPPINGS IN THE CORNER AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS THAT LEAD DOWN TO THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. ALL DROPPINGS MUST BE REMOVED, THE FLOORS MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED, AND SANITIZED. THERE SHALL BE NO PEST ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON PREMISES DURING NEXT INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DEEP GROOVED, PERMANENTLY STAINED CUTTING BOARDS ON THE LINE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILDUP IN THE REACH-IN FREEZER CLOSEST TO THE NORTH WALL. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST REACH-IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE RIPPED GASKETS AROUND THE BOTTOM DOORS OF THE COLD-HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNIT ON THE LINE AND DETAIL CLEAN THE GASKETS ON THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE MIDDLE PREP ARE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE FLOOR TILES IN THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA THAT IS CAUSING WATER TO LEAK DOWN IN THE BASEMENT WHERE BUCKETS ARE CURRENTLY CATCHING LEAKING WATER. MUST REPAIR CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND PREVENT WATER FROM LEAKING DOWN INTO BASEMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE WALL OF THE FOUNDATION IN THE BASEMENT THAT IS LEAKING DURING RAIN FALL. MUST REPAIR CRACK TO PREVENT WATER FROM LEAKING INTO BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 14, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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