Bq Afroroot Cuisine

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABEL FOR FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA) IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (FLOUR, SALT ETC)
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-201.11 INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS AND REACH-IN COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  code 47
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING FROM AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DRAIN PIPE (FROM THE ROOF INTO STANDING BUCKETS) IN REAR OUTSIDE (KENMORE SIDE) AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY EXTEND THE DRAIN PIPE INTO FLOOR DRAIN TO PREVENT WATER ACCUMULATION ON GROUND.
  code 52
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER LID FOR TRASH CAN.
  code 53
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAVES AND DEBRIS ON GROUND UNDER AND AROUND GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN REAR OUTSIDE ALLEY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.16 INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT/IN POOR REPAIR ABOVE DISHWASHING AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE (KENMORE SIDE) AREA.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 3, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 8 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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