Black Hen Pantry Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE PEST ACTIVITY IN THE FRONT LOBBY AREA. LIVE COCKROACH WAS OBSERVED CRAWLING ON TOP OF TABLE. LIVE COCKROACH ACTIVITY WAS ALSO NOTED ON IN CORNER OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/ SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED AREAS AND CONSULT PEST CONTROL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ACTIVITY PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND RESIDUE INSIDE THE DISPLAY FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE FOR HOT WATER AT WASHBOWL HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE WATER FLOW AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES AND WATER STAINED TILES IN THE FRONT LOBBY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED UNFINISHED WALL WITH EXPOSED BRICK AND WOODS IN THE FRONT LOBBY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/FINISH WALL TO ENSURE SURFACE AREA IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 11, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.