Earl's Bbq

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, PORK, MAC AND CHEESE ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER SHOWED UP 30 MINUTES LATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED KNIFE STORED BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED IN A (MAGNETIC) KNIFE RACK.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE INOPERABLE LIGHT BULBS INSIDE WASHROOM BY FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE AREA BY EXIT DOOR. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. NO MILK CRATES ---------CLEANING EQUIPMENT (MOPS AND BROOMS) MUST BE STORED OFF THE FLOOR.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE UNUSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN REAR (NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER).
  code 41
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: NO CUSTOMERS ALLOWED TO USE REAR WASHROOM (BY FOOD PREP/COOKING AREA).
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 16, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 7 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.

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