Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND TWO REFRIGERATION UNITS AT IMPROPER HOLDING TEMPERATURES. AMBIENT AIR TEMPS IN UNITS WERE 53F AND 48F. INSTRUCTED THAT UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES AT 40F OR BELOW. UNITS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. MUST FAX A REQUEST TO 312 746-4240 OR EMAIL REQUEST TO CDPHFOOD@CDPH.ORG. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE REFRIGERATION UNITS MENTIONED ABOVE. FOODS RANGED FROM 48F TO 53F. 52 POUNDS OF FOODS (TURKEY TAILS, AMERICAN CHEESE, BUTTER, COOKED WHITE RICE, GROUND TURKEY, RAW SALMON, RAW GIZZARDS AND LIVERS. VALUE AT $311 MANAGER DISGARDED AND DENATURED FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUBBER GASKETS AT SEVERAL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE ALL GASKETS WHERE NEEDED TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR AND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIORS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, ETC.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST KEEP FLOORS DRY IN PREP AREAS. STANDING WATER OBSERVED IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS TO REMOVE BUILD UP. CLEAN FLOORS AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN, BEVERAGE STATION AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN AND DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 17, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.