Balena

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1234991 ON 8/28/12 NOT CORRECTED: 32/01 - REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS TO THE SALAD PREP COOLER. 36/01 - REPLACE THE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE STAINED CUTTING BOARD AT THE PREP STATION.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 28, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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