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Aroma On North Avenue

January 26, 2017 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST ALWAYS USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE IN ALL REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS. FOUND RICE NOODLES INSIDE SMALL BLACK PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS INSIDE VARIOUS STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS INSIDE 2DR REFRIGERATORS. MUST PROVIDE. MUST ALSO ALWAYS PROPERLY DATE AND LABEL ALL PREPARED AND COOKED FOODS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. FOUND MANY PREPARED, COOKED AND RAW FOODS INSIDE CONTAINERS NOT DATED PR LABELED. MUST PROVIDE.
code 30
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE BROKEN ICE MACHINE. FOUND LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER.ALSO CLEAN FLOOR CORNERS AROUND THE DISH MACHINE AREA ON THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN ACROSS FROM THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE REAR AREA.ALSO IN BETWEEN COOLERS PAST SWINGING DOORS INTO THE KITCHEN AREA. MUST REPAIR REAR EXIT DOOR FLOOR PANEL WHICH IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD END COVERS FOR ALL LIGHT BULB FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.FOUND MANY MISSING LIGHT FIXTURES WITHOUT END CAPS.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: FOUND A SMALL SOFA BED/FUTON IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA BEHIND A BROWN DOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE THE NORTH END OF THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA SO AS TO HAVE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.MUST ALSO REMOVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FROM THE NORTH END CORNER ROOM OF THE BASEMENT SO AS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING AND HARBORAGE. MUST ALSO REMOVE UNUSED AND NON-REPAIRABLE FOOD AND COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE BASEMENT.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2016: 4 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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