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January 16, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE DOOR OF THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: SOME SHELVING NOTED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH RUST. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. • EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT SIDES OF DEEP FRYER AND SIDE OF WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK TO BE SERVED AND MAINTAINED. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY STORED ITEMS FROM THE REAR PATIO WALK WAY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: UNUSED CLOTH UPHOLSTERED WOODEN BEAMS BEING STORED ON WALLS IN THE KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED. • WET MOPS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT UTILITY MOP SINK. • FLOOR BEHIND KITCHEN BOX FREEZER AND METAL SHELVING WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE HOOD EXHAUST. MUST REPLACE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS FOR SHIELDING ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 4, 2018: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.