Bq Afroroot Cuisine

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE STAND-UP REACH IN SODA/DRINK COOLER AT FRONT DINING AREA. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR SAID COOLER.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 20 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL RAT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CEILING LIGHT BULB COVERS MISSING ABOVE PREP AREA THROUGHOUT. MUST PROVIDE CEILING LIGHT BULB COVERS ABOVE THE PREP AREA.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 23, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 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.