Grand Ballroom

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE & MILK/CREAMER COOLER BESIDE THIS MACHINE (AT STAGING KITCHEN) MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER, CLOSEST TO ENTRY DOOR (MAIN KITCHEN) MUST BE CLEANED-DUE TO SPILLS/FOOD DEBRIS. FLOOR UNDER ICE MACHINE (STAGING KITCHEN) MUST BE KEPT DRY. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE SEAMS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER CEILING (MAIN KITCHEN) IS PULLING APART & AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, & CONDENSATION WATER IS DRIPPING FROM THESE SEAMS-MUST ADDRESS. ANY DUSTY COMPRESSORS/FAN GUARDS OF WALK-IN COOLERS MUST BE CLEANED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT BULB MISSING IN WALK-IN COOLER (WEST WALL) OF STAGING KITCHEN & MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN W.I.C. AT MAIN KITCHEN HALLWAY (CLOSEST TO FENCED STORAGE AREA, MUST BE FIXED. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SLOW DRAINING HANDSINK AT SOUTH WALL OF STAGING KITCHEN MUST BE FIXED. WATER DRIPPING INSIDE THE RIGHT CORNER OF AN ICE MACHINE IN SAME KITCHEN MUST BE ADDRESSED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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