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Costello's Sandwiches

June 18, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, TOP AREA AND INTERIOR PANELS, HAVE SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX., 15 RODENT DROPPINGS IN UTILITY CLOSET LEADING TO REAR DISH AREA, AND FRONT AREA CLOSET, PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITHOUT ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., AND ALL DOORS NOT SEALED, APPROX., 1/4 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SEAL TO PREVENT RODENT ACTIVITY, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED, MUST LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIP, ALL SHELVING, THROUGHOUT PREMISES,
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAINT/SEAL/CLEAN MAIN PREP AREA FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES, REAR PREP AREA ALSO, INSTRUCTED TO BETTER MAINTAIN,
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR/REPAINT/RESEAL ALL WALLS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALLS/CEILINGS, ETC., ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND PROPERLY SEALED, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN DISH AREA,
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE. MUST REPAIR ALL LEAKING FAUCETS AND PIPES, MUST REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY AT 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK, AND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT DISH AREA, MUST PROVIDE AND BETTER MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING ISSUES,
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER OUTSIDE BACK DOOR, BETTER ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE,
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 14, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.