Fogo De Chao

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS STEAK WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 5 DEAD ROACHES IN REAR DISH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN FACILTIY FREE OF DEAD PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION AND FINAL RINSE GUAGE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER AND REPAIR FINAL RINSE GUAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STEADY LEAK AT PIPE UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH AREA NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENT ABOVE REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 56

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Compared with Pass on April 14, 2022: 5 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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