Bernie's Lunch & Supper

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 30-40 RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA IN SOUTH WEST CORNER ACROSS FROM ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED DROPPINGS BEHIND SHELVING AND UNDER LAUNDRY AND 1 DROPPING IN WINE CLOSET. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND HAVE RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO ELIMINATE RAT ACTIVITY. MUST CLEAN UP ALL RAT DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS AND ELIMINATE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FOR PEST CONTROL TO HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 18, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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