Alain's Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: FOUND NO RUNNING WATER AT PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 9Priority
• ☠️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: FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG AT PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSSUED.
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT INSTALLED AT MAIN KITCHEN. FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH PVC DRAINAGE PIPING AT BAR. FOUND PVC DRAINAGE PIPING AT HAND SINK MAIN KITCHEN. SERIOUS VIOLATION.FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT INSTALLED.SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 24
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT SEALED AT MAIN KITCHEN.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: FOUND LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED AT MAIN KITCHEN.
  code 36

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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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