Cupboard Food & Liquor

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, THE MICROWAVE AND STORAGE SHELVES. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. WATER SLOW. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING ON SITE. 2 ASHTRAYS WITH ASHES ON PREMISES. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY REMOVED SAME. INSTD MGR NO SMOKING ON SITE AT ANY TIME NOR ASHTRAYS TO BE ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020C SERIOUS. 1ST OFFENSE.
  code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 29, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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