Diner Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. NO PAPER TOWELS IN EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MANAGER PROVIDED.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SET TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE WITHOUT SANITIZER IN FINAL RINSE WATER. DIRTY DISHES BEING WASHED IN WASH SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: SUMMARY REPORT FROM 2-3-10 NOT POSTED ON PREMISES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B). GIVEN TODAYS SUMMARY REPORT AND POSTED AT THIS TIME.
  code 28
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: TABLE TOP CAN OPENER DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BETWEEN REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND TWO COMPARTMENT PREP SINK.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS, UNDER BOTH THREE AND TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS, UNDER REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, UNEVEN WITH OPEN CREVICES. FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAP IN REAR PREP. MUST REPLACE. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REAR HALLWAY TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 8, 2010: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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