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Big Top Restaurant

May 13, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WOODEN FOOD SHELF IN POOR REPAIR ABOVE PREP COOLER (FRONT PREP AREA) WITH EXTERIOR COVERING MISSING.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISH MACHINE, ICE MACHINE, STORAGE RACKS WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, EXTERIOR SURFACES/SIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, OVEN, GRILL,TOASTER, MEAT SLICER, MIXER, PREP COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER ETC.), PLASTIC GARBAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLE LEGS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP, STORAGE SHELVES, WALK-IN COOLER WALLS WITH HEAVY FOOD SPILLAGE AND GREASE BUILD-UP, PIPES AND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AT FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION AND GREASE BUILD-UP ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT ESPECIALLY FLOORS THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE AND GREASE IN REAR AND FRONT FOOD PREP AREA INCLUDING WALLS AROUND ICE CREAM PREP AREA.-----------NOTED CEILING TILE AROUND VENT/EXHAUST IN POOR REPAIR WITH RUST AND WATER STAIN INSIDE MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.-----------MUST REPLACE CEILING TILES WITH HEAVY WATER STAIN ABOVE REAR PREP AREA.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN REAR AREA.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO FIX FAUCET NECK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HEAVY LEAK. NOTED TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND AT THE SAID FAUCET NECK.-------MUST PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REORGANIZE AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT PREMISES (FOOD PREP/REAR STORAGE AREA)
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 29, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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