Cynthia's Gumbo Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: FOUND INADEQUATE REFRIGERATION. NOTED ONLY 1 SMALL REFRIGERATOR ON FOOD TRUCK, SAID CANNOT MAINTAIN THE CAPACITY OF SERVICE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COOLER LARGE ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN SERVICE OR PROVIDE ANOTHER COOLER. ALSO NOTED TRAVEL CAMBROS ON FOOD TRUCK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE/ELECTRICAL HOT HOLDING UNIT TO MAINTAIN SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.