Epic Burger

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: FOUND CHICKEN BREAST, IMPOSSIBLE MEAT, GROUND BEEF, SLICED TOMATOES AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F - 49F LOCATED IN REACH IN DRAWER COOLER UNDER FLAT GRIDDLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROX LBS AT . PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO REACH IN COOLERS AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 50F AT TIME OF INSPECTION LOCATED ON SERVICE LINE. MUST DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND NOT USE REACH IN COOLER. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. REACH IN COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE REACH IN COOLER IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE FOR 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS UNDER PEPSI COLA INSTRUCTED ENGINEER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND ALL FLOOR DRAINS FILLED WITH AN ACCUMILATION OF BLACK UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. ALSO NOTED FOOD DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND FLOOR FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS AND OIL UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CASHIER STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 27, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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