Dirk Fish & Gourmet Shop

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE DUCT TAPE FROM EXTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR. REPAIR BROKEN HANDEL ON MICROWAVE IN REAR PREP. DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN FREEZER, INSTALL PROPER RISERS. REPAIR CRACKED SEAT COVERS ON CHAIRS IN SEATING AREA. ALSO, ADJUST BOTTOM DOOR THRESHOLD ON FRONT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM STOVE, MOUNTED STORAGE RACKS NEXT TO THE STOVE, MOUNTED CAN OPENER. CLEAN DEBRIS FORM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF WARING OVEN BEHIND FROM COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOOR (CORNERS)IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS, AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER. CLEAN FLOOR AROUND THE LOBSTER TANK, AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DIRT FROM THE WALL AROUND MOP SINK IN REAR. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD & FILTERS IN REAR PREP AREA. REPLACE MISSING VENT COVER IN REAR TOILET ROOM. ALSO, REPAIR DAMAGE LOWER WALL CORNER NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, AND 3-COMP SINK IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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