Bongo Room

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: WHITE PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH DRY FOOD NOT LABELED.INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH A COMMON NAME. BASEMENT PREP AREA
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK NOT COMPLETE, MISSING SERVICE OF PREMISES, AND IDPH CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN THEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-020(C), NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🛠️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 AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE MIDDLE DOOR OF THREE-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPAIR/REPLACE
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: 4-302.13 NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR PROVIDED FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: LEAKING WATER PIPE/WATER VALVE UNDER HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE.REPAIR ISSUE
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: BASE OF GREASE TRAP UNDER THE HIGH TEMP DISHMACHINE SLOWLY LEAKING,OBSERVED WATER UNDER THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ISSUE
  code 52
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: AN ADDITIONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 4, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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