Benja's Tamales

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY INTERIOR SHELVES OF REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. RESTORE OR REPLACE SHELVES.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING VENT IN KITCHEN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT IN KITHCEN.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE LARGE POT UNABLE TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE WITHIN RESTAURANT.
  code 41

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.