Argo Tea

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: (7-38-005A) FOUND THE FRONT COLD DISPLAY/HOLDING UNIT WITH AMB IENT AIR TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 53.4F TO 57.8F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 40F OR BELOW. (UNIT TAGGED)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: (7-38-005A) FOUND FOLLOWING FOODS STORED IN ABOVE DISPLAY COLLER: 4-FRITTATAS AT 53.2-55.9F; 12-CHICKEN OR TURKEY BAGUETTES AT 51.0F-51.4F; 13-CONTAINERS OF LENTIL/BLACK BEAN SALADS AT 51.5F-52.7F; 10-CONTAINERS OF PARFAITS AT 50.0F-56.3F. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SAID PRODUCTS & MAINTAIN ALL COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. (TOTAL AMOUNT=$134.00 & TOTAL P0UNDAGE=65 LBS.)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR AREA UNDER FRONT HANDSINK MUST BE KEPT CLEAN & DRY.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE BASE OF THE FAUCET IN REAR IS LEAKING, MUST FIX.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 21, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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