Blue Demons Dining Hall

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED OPEN DISPLAY COOLER IN THE 1ST FLOOR COFFEE SHOP WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 58.8F. UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS SANDWICHES, SALADS, CUT FRUIT AND YOGURT. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. DO NOT USE COOLER UNTIL HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED GRAVY AT 46.4F, PASTAS AT 43.8F, YOGURT AT 45.5-46.9F, COTTAGE CHEESE AT 44.2F, TURKEY SANDWICH AT 49.8F, FRUIT CUP AT 48.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 25# OF FOOD WORTH $90. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️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: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREAS, DINING AREAS AND DISHWASH AREAS. OVER 100 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE PREP AREAS OF THE COFFEE SHOP, FOOD PLATFORMS UPSTAIRS, POTWASH AND DISHWASH AREAS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES ABOVE THE POTWASH AREA. REPLACE BROKEN BASEBOARD TILES IN THE DAIRY COOLER.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 2, 2010: 4 findings 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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