Cathey Dining Commons

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALONG WALL BASE IN KOSHER STATION OF OPEN DINING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALL AND CEILING OF SAME AREA ALONG WITH 8 ON WALL OF BASEMENT MOP ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE RUBBER GASKETS ON REFRIGERATION UNITS OF COMFORT STATION IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED USE OF MILK CRATES IN UTILITY CLOSET OF KOSHER STATION. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERED LID FOR RECEPTACLES IN FEMALE STAFF WASHROOM.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR OF FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS IN COMFORT AREA STATION. • REPAIR/REPLACE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT (REFRIGERATION UNITS) AT THE AVOIDING GLUTEN STATION, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • MUST RE-GROUT AND REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR PANELS IN PRODUCTION WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 22, 2018: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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