Alexander's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE WHILE TCS FOOD WAS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED, SUCH AS CORNED BEEF IN THE NEW COOKS LINE COOLER AT 39.2F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B)--- INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: : 3-304.14-- ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 41
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: : 4-602.13--- MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN REAR PREP STORAGE SHELVING. 4-601.11(B)--- LID OF THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR. CRACKED, DAMAGED, REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE AND EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: : 5-203.13--- MUST INSTALL A UTILITY SERVICE SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER FOR WASTEWATER DISPOSAL ON THE PREMISES.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: : 6-201.11--- FLOORS AND DOOR THRESHOLD WALLS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ARE IN POOR REPAIR WITH ROTTEN, DAMAGED WOOD, AND MISSING TILES. MUST REPAIR ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: : 6-202.11--- MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS IN THE REAR PREP. MUST REPLACE.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13-- NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 23, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 6 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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