Gus's World Famous Fired Chicken

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

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP INSIDE OF THE KEG COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED THE OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND SURROUNDING WERE NOT MAINTAINED, WITH A THICK LAYER OF GREASE ON TOP OF THE GREASE CONTAINER AND GREASE COVERING THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL GREASE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN THE GREASE CONTAINER AND ITS SURROUNDING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST PROVIDE VALID TRAINING PROOF AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
  code 57
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 2/25/2022 REPORT #2552264 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #10 (6-301.14) OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE BAR AND PREP AREA HAND SINK. MUST PROVIDE. VIOLATION #39 (3-307.11) OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK NEXT TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE BEING AIR DRIED. MUST INSTALL DURABLE SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK. VIOLATION #51 (5-205.15) OBSERVED TWO HAND-WASHING SINKS IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM. THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE HAND SINK ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS READING AT 86.0F. MUST MAINTAIN WATER TEMPERATURE AT 100.0F. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 25, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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