Home Chef

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUBBER FLAPS AROUND THE 2ND FLOOR MOP SINK. MUST MAKE SURROUNDING WALLS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE SPICE STORAGE CLOSET, IN THE 2ND FLOOR MOP SINK CLOSET AND IN THE PRODUCTION ROOM.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE 2ND FLOOR MOP SINK HOT WATER SOURCE. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE FOR EACH WATER SOURCE BEING USED TO POWER WASH THE DOCK AREA AND THE PRODUCTION ROOM. (ONE LOCATED IN THE REAR IN THE COMPRESSOR ROOM AND ONE IS LOCATED NEAR THE FRONT INTERIOR ENTRANCE DOOR)MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION IN THE 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN THE VENT COVERS IN EACH WASH ROOM.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT OWNED BY THE PREVIOUS TENANT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND MAINTAIN AREAS. (CONVEYOR BELT, CHEMICALS,ETC)
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 8, 2014: 4 findings recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.