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Brown's Chicken

October 16, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED, GROUND LITTERED WITH GARBAGE, POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DUMPSTER AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- EXTERIOR OF SINKS/SINK HANDLES WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND CALCIUM BUILD UP, INTERIOR ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP AND VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS WITH GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR DRAIN COVERS IN PREP AREA AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AND DISHWASH AREA ALONG ALL WALLS AND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN COVERS AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP ON WALLS AROUND MOP SINK, MISSING CEILING VENTILATION COVERS ABOVE DISHWASH AREA AND CEILING TILES PAPER PEELING ABOVE SODA SYRUP ROOM AND ABOVE CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTILATION COVERS/CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK PIPE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 13, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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