Carls Red Hots

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• 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: REAR DOOR AT BOTTOM AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/4 INCH.MUST REPAIR DOORS.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR /EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS AND INTERIOR UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING.ALSO LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK,MOP SINK.MUST REPAIR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 18, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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