Chez Joel

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE WALL OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND OVENS.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 5, 2025: 2 findings recurred. 4 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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