Grace African Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-25-16,REPORT#1632276 #31- MUST STORE ALL CLEAN UTENSILS, POTS,PANS, FOOD CONTAINERS,TRAYS, UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND DUST BUILD-UP. #32- FOUND SOME FROZEN FOODS WRAPPED ON A GROCERY BAGS. MUST REPLACE BAGS WITH FOOD GRADE BAGS. DEFROST REACH IN FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE. #34-CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE STOVE AND DEEP FRYER(WITH GREASE BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN #36-MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD. #45-NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION. TODAY 7-18-17 OBSERVED THE SAME VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DIRTY BROKEN CARDBOARDS ARE USED FOR SHELF LINERS IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AREA,MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOORS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, USING PAPER/PLASTIC.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: VISIBLE THERMOMETER IS NEEDED IN ALL COOLERS.NEED TO PROVIDE
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 18, 2017: 5 findings 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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