Coco's Famous Fried Lobster

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. BEEF, CHICKEN, FISH, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT DEEP FRYERS WITH GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND AN OPENING AROUND THE LOWER FLOOR SURFACE OF THE PIPE IN BETWEEN THE REAR REACH IN COOLER AND THE REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AROUND THE PIPE. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE OPENINGS AROUND ALL PIPES AND CONDUITS GOING THROUGH THE CEILING TILES IN THE REAR/FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA NEED TO BE SEALED. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/CAULK AROUND THE PIPES. MAINTAIN SAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MAINTAIN SAME. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTILATION FILTERS ON THE HOOD IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: THERE ARE NO THERMOMETERS WITH A STEM ON SITE FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TAKING OF THE PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND USE THE THERMOMETERS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: THERE WAS NO PROOF PROVIDED THAT THE FOOD HANDLERS ON STAFF HAS MET THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EMPLOYEES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.