Forbidden Root

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINKS IN AT THE FOLLOWING HAND SINKS: MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILY TOLIET ROOMS, DISH AREA, AND FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ALONG WITH THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE HANDLED, PREPARED, AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  code 47
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 3, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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