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Flame N Hot Convenience

October 5, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN NEWLY ADDED PREP AREA. PREMISES HAS HOT HOLDING UNIT, PREPARING AND SELLING NACHOS W/CHEESE, BEEF, AND JALAPENO PEPPERS, COFFEE. INSTD TO CEASE AND DESIST PREPARING/SELLING OF ALL ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS AND ANY OTHER OPEN FOOD ITEMS. PREMISES MUST HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM HELATH DEPT. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
code 11Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: MICE DROPPINGS (0VER 30) NOTED IN REAR SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS ALONG WALLBASE. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN, OVERFLOWING GARBAGE, LIDS NOT TIGHT-FITTING. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE SELLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (NACHOS W/CHEESE, BEEF). INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
code 21
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IMPROPERLY LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
code 24
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: STORAGE SHELVES, SINKS, HOT HOLDING UNIT, AND COFFEE STATION NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 2, 2011: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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