Big Sam's Food & Liquor, Inc.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• 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: OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS, UNDERNEATH PALLETS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, IN WALK-IN COOLER AND UNDER CHIP DISPLAY UNITS. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. INSTD TO SEAL SMALL HOLES NOTED IN WALLS/CEILINGS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HOLES NOTED IN WALLS/CEILINGS AROUND PIPING. INSTD TO SEAL HOLES.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 5, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings 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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