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Elephant & Castle Pub & Restaurant

February 20, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NO VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF REACH-IN PREP COOLERS AT THE COOK-LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE BOXES AND ALUMINUM TRAYS STORED FACING UP ON THE LINE. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS AT THE COOK LINE PREP COOLERS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF FRYING EQUIPMENT AND OVENS AT THE COOK LINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE OUTSIDE OF ALL FRYING AND COOKING AND EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE COOK LINE AREA, BETWEEN FRYING AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND IN FLOOR DRAINS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 2, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.