Buffalo Joe's On Howard

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: 3-501.13: FROZEN RAW FISH HAS BEEN THAWED WHILE STILL WRAPPED IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP). PACKAGING MUST BE REMOVED FROM FISH IN ROP PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.
  code 35
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-307.11: ICE BUILD-UP WAS FOUND IN CONTACT WITH FOOD STORED IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. THE FACILITY MUST DISCARD, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: 3-304.14: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND PREPARATION COUNTER SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHES MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILY.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19: CRATES USED AS ELEVATION AND CARDBOARD USED AS LINING ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN FACILITY MUST BE REMOVED. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH ITEMS THAT ARE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS ON OR UNDERNEATH, DURABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
  code 47
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13: CURRENT FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED. ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AN UPDATED/VALID ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 3, 2022: 5 findings 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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