Big Bowl/ Big City Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED PASTA STORED TIGHTLY-COVERED IN PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOODS UNCOVERED OR LOOSELY-COVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RIGHT-HAND DIPPER WELL FAUCET AT BIG BOWL FRONT COUNTER AREA IN POOR REPAIR, WITH LOW PRESSURE AND INSUFFICIENT FLOW FOR ADEQUATE IN-USE UTENSIL STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DIPPER WELL FAUCET AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 30, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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