Esme

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN KITCHEN TO PROTECT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT PREP TABLES. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARDS.
  code 39
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ARCHWAY IN DINING ROOM MADE OF RAW WOOD AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 4, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.