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Bird's Nest

September 10, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12--NOTED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AND BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11--FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR. • 3-307.11--NOTED INDIVIDUAL TO-GO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND BOWLS WITH NO HANDLE USED FOR SCOOPING SERVING FOOD AT THE SERVICE PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TONGS, SERVING SPOONS, OR LADLE FOR SCOOPING FOOD.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 4-901.12--NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-201.11--NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12--NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- --CARDBOARD USED TO LINE FLOOR AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN FLOOR --NOTED HOLE ON FLOOR OF THE BEAR/FOOD WALK IN COOLER AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. --NOTED GREASE AND DIRT OF FLOOR UNSERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-501.14--NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 28, 2025: 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.