Blue Door Kitchen + Garden

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING TO ALLOW FLOOR TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. • OBSERVED MISSING LID FOR THE FRONT BAR ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATIO VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR 1ST FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM ADJACENT TO KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING RQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 1, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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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