Ba Le Sandwich And Bakery

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: NO RUNNING HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, FOUND WATER TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 82.5 F AND 85.6 F AT ALL SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE RUNNING HOT WATER AT ALL SINKS, MUST BE AT MINIMUM 110 F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. MANAGER ABLE TO RESTORE HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, FOUND WATER TEMPERATURE AT 113.1 F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SANDWICH REACH IN PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTANI COOLER GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON PREP COOLERS CONDENSERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS, FOOD BUILD UP/LITTER ON FLOOR UNDER ONIONS, BY REAR DOOR, AND LOW FLOOR GROUT UNDER AND AROUND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS, KEEP FLOOR CLEAN THROUGHOUT AND REPAIR/REGROUT FLOOR TILES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL COLD WATER HANDLE MISSING, AT DISHWASH AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE MACHINE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 2, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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