Fairplay Finer Food

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX. 3 LARGE FLIES AND 3 SMALL FLIES IN THE BAKERY AND 2 LARGE FLIES AND 2 SMALL FLIES IN DELI. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MINIMIZE ALL FLY ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND LIGHT IN MEAT DEPARTMENT PREP AREA WITHOUT LIGHT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 12, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.