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Grand Lux Cafe

September 15, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

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 ROACH CRAWLING ON WALL AT CEILING OF MICHIGAN AVE SIDE WAITER STATION AND ONE ON WALL AT EXPO AREA OUTSIDE OF OVEN STATION. ALSO OBSERVED 20 SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALL, CEILING AND SHELVES AT REAR WHERE GLASSWARE IS KEPT. OBSERVED OVER 30 SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT BOTH ENDS OF MAIN BARS' SODA STATIONS AND ALSO AT BAR. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR CONSUMABLE ICE IN BIN AT BAR TO PROTECT FROM THE ELEMENTS (DIRT, DUST AND PEST).
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP KITCHEN ALONG AND IN BETWEEN HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS. REMOVE ACCESS WATER ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT TO HELP PREVENT BREEDING OF INSECTS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN CEILING AND VENT ABOVE FRENCH FRIES FREEZER AT REAR IN HALL, OF FOOD SPLASHES AND DUST BUILD-UP.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT FAUCET OF 3-COMP SINK IN DISH ROOM AND AT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK IN OVEN STATION. MUST REPAIR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2015: 4 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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