Homestyle Taste

December 14, 2015 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • 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 70-80 MICE DROPPINGS ON LEDGES, AND FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS NEAR WATER HEATER AND FURNACE, UNDER SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND CORNERS UNDER DVD EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING UNITS IN PRIVATE DINING AREA, 5 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG REFRIGERATOR NEAR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON WALL BEHIND PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
    code 18
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1546506 ON 5-28-15 32-REMOVE GROCERY BAGS AND STORE FOOD IN PROPER FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. 35-REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER BEHIND CHEST FREEZER. 41-ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, WALK-IN FREEZER,PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS. 43-STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
    code 29
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, PREP COOLER DOOR GASKETS, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK (EXCESS WATER), COOKING EQUIPMENT(GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND BASEMENT AREAS.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN CEILING IN REAR STORAGE AREA, (SOUTHEAST CORNER, NEAR LADDER, ETC).
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 28, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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