Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop & Soda Fountain

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FROST BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER ON THE LINE AND THE 2-DOOR FREEZER LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER THE STAIRCASE IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRIS BUILDUP AND ALSO THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE CHOOCOLATE DEBRIS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 2, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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