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Big Bowl/ Big City Chicken

November 27, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SHOOT LOCATED INSIDE ICE BIN WITH EXCESSIVE PINK AND BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE FURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 12 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYRING THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA, REAR PREP WHERE DEEP FRYERS ARE LOCATED AND ON THE WALLS NEAR MOP SINK AND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL FOR SERVICE AND ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINERS INSIDE OF COOLING UNITS, ROLLING CARTS AND SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR USE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND HAVE READILY ACCESIBLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT IN REAR PREP STORING RAW CHICKEN AND CHOPPED VEGGIES AND SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER WHERE SAUCES ARE STORED IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP ALONG SIDE ALL FRYERS ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ORGANIC MATTER AND TRASH. NOTED UNDERNEATH ALL DEEP FRYERS WITH POOLED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AT FREQUENCY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE ON PREMISE.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR REVIEW DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED CFM TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.
code 58

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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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