Hala In Lakeview

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK EQUIPPED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 11Priority
• ☠️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 IN BASEMENT 20 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND FURNANCE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL IN NORTH SIDE OF BASEMENT MUST SEAL/REPAIR.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MOP SINK IN BASEMENT DISCONNECTED NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO CONNECT MOP SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  code 41

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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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