Clarke's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN COOKED RICE 155.6F AND SOUP 166.9F PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT CARRYOUT UTENSILS AND CONTAINERS.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP TABLES, SHAKE MIXER, POP MACHINE, COOLERS, FREEZERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. ELEVATE STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND STORAGE AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS IN UTILITY CLOSET.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING SPRAYER ON 3-COMP SINK AND BACK FLOW DEVICE ON DISH MACHINE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: SEPARATE CLEANING EQUIPMENT FROM FOOD AND UTENSILS IN DESSERT PREP AREA.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN SEPARATE CONTAINER. STORE WASHCLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. PROVIDE LONG HANDLE UTENSIL FOR DISPENSING RICE FROM COOKER/WARMER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 24, 2012: 10 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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