Finest Food Basket Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE HEAVY ICE BUILDUP. REMOVE ALL MILK CRATES THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING/RACKS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN UNDER AROUND PREP TABLES AND SHELVES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE ALL MISSING BROKEN FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED AT REAR PREP AND REAR STORAGE TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULB AND OR LIGHT SHIELD FOR LIGHT BULB INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT. REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. PROVIDE END CAPS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES AND LIGHT SHIELDS AT REAR.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOODHANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 19, 2011: 6 findings 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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