Brown Basket Food & Liquor Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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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: FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. MICE DROPPINGS NOTED OVER 20 ALONG WALLBASE. INSTD TO ELIMINATE SAME, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER. REPLACE SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ALL STORAGE/DISPLAY SHELVES THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN, HEAVY DEBRIS BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN THRU-OUT AND PAINT WORN WOOD SURFACES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. MISSING FLOOR TILES AT FRONT DOOR. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER THRU-OUT PREMISES. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE THRU-OUT.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 3, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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