El Chisme Rest Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE BUILDUP ON THEM. CLEAN THE DOUBLE DOOR REACHIN COOLER. THE FRYER AND THE CABINET UNDERNEATH.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS DUST BUILDUP ON THEM.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN THE DOUBLE DOOR REACHIN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 9, 2012: 4 findings 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.

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