Cajun Boil & Shake

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT SOUTH HAND WASHING SINK IN BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN PREP AND BAR AREA NOT SANITIZING FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CHEMICAL PPM 0. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 100 PPM. DISH MACHINES ARE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN BAR AREA, 30 MICE DROPPNGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS, ON TOP OF HOT WATER TANK AND FLOOR AROUND HOT WATER TANK, 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR AND SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE AND LIQUOR STORAGE AREAS IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED NUMEROUS FLYING INSECTS IN DINING, BAR, PREP, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON SOUTH HAND WASHING SINK IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PREP AND BAR AREAS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA AND REAR HAND WASHING SINK NEAR WALK-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED BASEBOARD NEAR COOLER IN BAR AREA, MISSING GROUT AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 1, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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