Buffalo Joe's On Howard

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 1955497 DATED 2/8/17 VIOLATION #36 DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING. GREASY LIGHT SHIELDS UNDER HOOD AT HOT LINE ARE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. #38 INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK AT OTHER FOOD PREP AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON FAR WEST LIGHT ABOVE COOKING AREA. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELD.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN SMALL REACH IN REFRIGERATOR ON COOKING LINE AND NO THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 8, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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