Banana Joe's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.FOUND OUTSIDE EAST END BAR INSTALLMENT HAND SINK,3 COMP SINK.THE SAID AREA NOT IN USE,NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME FURTHERMORE AREA DISTRICT#6 SUPERVISOR WILL FURTHER EVALUATE SAID AREA.
  code 16
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MULTI USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN NOT INVERTED.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.FOUND NO ICE BIN COVERS AT BARS,RAW WOOD SURFACES USE NON-TOXIC FINISH ALSO REPLACE WORNED OUT CUTTING BOARDS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.FOUND SOUTH WALL SERVER AREA NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.FOUNDB VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOMS NOT WORKING.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM PREMISES,ADDITIONAL SHELVING IS NEEDED IN STORAGE ROOMS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 12, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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