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Express Grill

October 18, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AND GREASE WASTE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED GROUND UNDER AND AROUND GREASE AND GARBAGE DUMPSTERS, ENCRUSTED WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC AIR CURTAINS, LOCATED ON REAR EXIT DOOR, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SUBSTANCE, EMBEDDED ALONG CAULKING AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK, IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND RESURFACE AREA. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION, ON FAN/VENT COVERS, IN BOTH WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN. MAINTAIN, ABOVE AT ALL TIMES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED FLOORING, AT WALL AND FLOOR JUNCTION, BETWEEN UTILITY SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN REAR PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR AT FRONT COUNTER, UNDERNEATH HOT HOLDING STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING, IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND DEBRIS (HEAT LAMPS, PAINT CANS, HOTEL PANS) ON TOP OF BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS, IN REAR OF OPERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ANY UNUSED EQUIPMENT, ETC., TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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