Great Buffet

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

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 30 ROACHES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DISH WASHING MACHINE RIM AND 3 ROACHES UNDER THE SNEEZE GUARD IN THE SELF SERVE AREA AND 10 ROACHES IN THE CEILING IN THE FRONT UNUSED PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PIC TO REMOVE AND DETAIL CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. LAST SERVICE DATE WAS 8-24-21. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUT OF GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLE, COUNTER TOPS, STORAGE SHELVING, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND FREEZER, EXTERIOR OF ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINER, AND INSIDE THE BOTTOM STORAGE CADINETS OF ALL FOOD DISPLAY.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT NEED DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZING TO REMOVE SPILL, DEBRIS, AND GREASE. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS, CEILING TILES, LIGHT SHIELDS AND PIPING THROUGH OUT THE FOOD PREP AREA TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 18, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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