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Dena Kitchen

September 3, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE RACK (NOTED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND PREP TABLE AND INSIDE TIN CANS).-------INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE FREEZERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, STORAGE AND PREP SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT, REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND IN BASEMENT, ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS.---------NEEDS TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK GREASE ACCUMULATION.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH FOOD SPILLAGE THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, AND CLUTTER STORED IN PREP/COOKING AREA, REAR STORAGE, INSIDE OFFICE, OUTSIDE AREA, IN BASEMENT AND INSIDE OF GARAGE (REAR OUTSIDE AREA) TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST REORGANIZE.--------USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.--------CLEANING EQUIPMENT (MOPS AND BROOMS) MUST BE STORED OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WASHCLOTHS IN PREP/COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43
Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area

Inspector note: NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE KITCHEN. ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ALLOWED.
code 44
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 23, 2014: 8 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.