Chicago Waffles

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULAION OF GREASE INSIDE FRYER CABINET AND ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD AND GREASE SPLATTER ON WALLS OF PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON VENT ABOVE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FLILTERS ABOVE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 14, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.