Gus's World Famous Fired Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEAR 3- COMP SINK,DUMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. REPAIR DETACHED TOILET PAPER DISPENSER IN STALL OF MENS TOILET ROOM. REMOVE TAPE FROM HANDLE OF PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM FRYER, REPAIR HANDLE AND MAINTAIN. ALSO. REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVE OF PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN CALCIUM BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PART PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.MUST CLEAN SPILL INSIDE OF BEER KEG COOLER,FOOD DEBRIS FROM FRYER CABINET AND SODA CABINET. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN WATER AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS, AND IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA ALONG FRONT WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A DIPPING WELL WITH WATER SOURCE, FOR BULK ICE CREAM SERVED. REAR LEAKY PIPE AND FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP NEXT TO THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 31, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings 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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