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Blue Plate Catering Ltd.

August 6, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35-40 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND CEILINGS AND FLYING THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREA,UNDER SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE VENTILATION HOOD AS NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND REMOVE RUST.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE COLD FOOD PREP LINE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH SINKS,PREP TABLES, THE DISHMACHINE AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE COLD FOOD PREP LINE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE MAIN PREP AREA. (MUST INSTALL A SINK THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE PERP AREA AND THE WEST END OF THE PREP AREA.) MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE MOP SINK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 15, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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