Genes Sausage Shop

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY USING CARDBOARD AS A LINER ON THE SHELVING IN FRESH MEAT WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD OR REPLACE WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A HEAVY LEAK FROM THE PIPES UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MEAT ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE UPDATED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 21, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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