Golden Nugget

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TO WASH HANDS IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. PORTABLE MOP SINK, MOP, AND BROOM IN FRONT OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TO WASH HANDS ALL THE TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030. MANAGER ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE TO REMOVED THE PORTABLE MOP SINK,MOP AND BROOM DURING INSPECTION.
  code 11Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER IN THE COOK LINE. LIQUID EGG AT 45.2F,16 OZ,CHOPPED TOMATOES AT 47.0F ,1LB, CHORIZO AT 47.7F, 1LB, HAM AT 50.0F,1/2LB. COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 38.9F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38_005(A). MANAGER DENATURED/DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $17.48, TOTAL 2 1/2 LB,16 OZ.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RE CAULK AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND FRONT SERVING AREA.(CAULK WORN OUT). INSTALL SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE COOK LINE BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE STOVE. RUBBER GASKET ON THE INTERIOR LID OF THE ICE MAKER RIPPED OFF. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE METAL LID OF THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MAKER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOLERS IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA AND IN THE COOK LINE UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE AND CONDUITS THRU-OUT THE DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, TOP OF THE PREP COOLER, CHOPPING BOARDS, DINING TABLES, COUNTER. MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2015: 6 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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