Francesca's On Chestnut

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Food Obtained From Approved Source
  Inspector note: Food obtained from unapproved source, found 5 boxes of 40 lbs shrimp ravioli with no label, date or a manufacturer name, just a plain unsealed card board with a hand written food name only. invoice on site doesn't list manufacturer address just a p.o Box. instructed manager to obtain food from approved source with proper date and labeling. Priority violation 7-38-005. manager removed food from cooler and placed on box "do not use" to return it to supplier.
  code 11Priority
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: Improper thawing, observed frozen shrimp being thawed in a bucket o with no running water, instructed to thaw TCS according to health code.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 3, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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