Broken Barrel

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11/NOTED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15/ OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF EXIT DOOR NEAR ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11/NOTED EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND USE WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-501.13/NOTED MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13/ NOTED GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS UNDER 3 FRYERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN • 4-601.11/NOTED DUST AND DEBRIS INSIDE OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT AT BACK BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR DISGARD UNUSED EQUIPMENT.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114/ NOTED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON FLOORS IN STORAGE UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-202.11/NOTED NO LIGHT SHIELDING IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 24, 2024: 7 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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