Aroma On North Avenue

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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 LIVE COCKROACHES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES AROUND THE DOOR OF THE 1 DOOR FREEZER IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NOODLES STORED IN A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE MATERIALS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE ENCRUSTED GREASE ALONG THE VENTILATION HOOD, AND INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM THE FLOOR AND USE PROPER FLOOR MATS INSTEAD. DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE WOK STATION.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE DUST FROM THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE WALLS WITH CHIPPED PAINT IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE LIGHTING PROVIDED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 23, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

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