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Golden Apple Restaurant

July 18, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE PREPARING PERSONAL DRINKS AND DRINKING AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN STORE THEIR FOOD.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP WITH NO STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING STOPPERS. • NOTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS STORED INSIDE TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS. --AT THE BOTTOM PIPPING OF THE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING HAND WASH SINKS. --AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HOT WATER FAUCET OF THE HAND WASH SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- -FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE KITCHEN PREP SERVICE COOLER WITH DIRT ENCRUSTED ON THE FLOOR, STANDING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. -WALLS WITH FOOD DIRT AND FOOD SPILLS -CRACKS ON THE WALLS, MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ON CEILING ALONG PIPING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS 37, 39, 49, 53 WITH THE RULES NUMBERS BELOW FROM INSPECTION #2552485 DATED 3/3/2022 NOT CORRECTED:- #37) VIOLATION #3-302-12--NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAMES, INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. #39) VIOLATION #3-307.11--NOTED INDIVIDUAL TO-GO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND BOWLS WITH NO HANDLE USED FOR SCOOPING SERVING FOOD AT THE SERVICE PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TONGS, SERVING SPOONS, OR LADLE FOR SCOOPING FOOD. 39) VIOLATION #3-305.11: FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS ON RAISED SHELVING ABOUT 6" OFF THE FLOOR. 49) VIOLATION #4-601.11(B) INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SERVICE PREP COOLER AND SPILLS SHELVES AND MAINTAIN. 53) VIOLATION #5-501.17: NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS ALL ABOVE VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 3, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 7 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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