Grand Ballroom

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LIVE BIRD ON THE PREMISES FLYING ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. SMITHEREEN PEST CONTROL TECHNICIANS WERE ONSITE TO TRAP AND REMOVE THE BIRD FROM THE PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 13Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND LIVE HOUSE FLIES IN THE 1ST FLOOR AND 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. 11 LIVE HOUSE FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND PREP TABLES OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME INSIDE OF THE SINK.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE DUST FROM THE CEILING TILES IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 27, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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