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October 22, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE. NOTED 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT THIS TIME. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED BY WRITTEN REQUEST FOR REINSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED CUPS WITHOUT HANDLES BEING USED AS FOOD SCOOPS IN THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST USE SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERTED FROM THE FOODS.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE TALL REACH-IN GLASS DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. • LID OF THE REAR STORAGE BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LID.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.---MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC FROM THE METAL SIDES OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN MUST BE REPLACE.----MUST NOT USE WOOD AS FLOOR COVER ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPAIR FLOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----POOLING WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT AT THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOOR.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on October 9, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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