Driftwood

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• 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: OBSERVED DIRT AND BLACK PAINT INSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN ANND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS, AND AROUND PIPES INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MIISING CEILING TILES ABOVE HANDWASHING INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK IS LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM NOT WORKING INSTRUTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE REAR STORAGE LIQUOR ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL. NOT ABLE TO DO A DETAIL INSPECTION DUE TO THE CLUTTER
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 1, 2016: 4 findings recurred. 8 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.