Great American Bagel

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AND RUST DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE AT INTERIOR OF THE SELF SERVE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF UNIT, INCLUDED ICE CHUTE . ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMTPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS AT BAGEL PREP AREA AND STORAGES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLERS(WEST SITE) AT FRONT PREP AREA REPAIR/REPLACE
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN SPILLAGE INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 6-27-22,REPORT#2559924 #52) 5-403.12: NOTED DRAIN TUBES FROM THE CAPPUCCINO MACHINE AT THE THE FRONT PREP AREA DRAINING INTO THE HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RE-DIRECT THE TUBES INTO A FLOOR DRAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 27, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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