Cozy Noodles & Rice

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INTERIOR METAL WALLS OF THE BASEMENT MEAT BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR WITH CUTS AND OPEN HOLES EXPOSING INSULATION. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE BASEMENT STAIRWELL. MUST STORE INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NOTED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR SEVERAL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 9, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

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