Honey's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE RINSE THERMOMETER ON THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IS NOT WORKING. NOTED THAT THE GAUGE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE DURING THE RINSE CYCLE. DURING ONE CYCLE, A THERMAL STRIP WAS USED AND READ GREATER THAN 180 DEGREES, WHILE THE RINSE GAUGE ONLY SHOWED APPROX. 110 DEGREES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE RINSE GAUGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-030
  code 22
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PAPER AND PLASTIC CUPS BEING USED TO DISPENSE BULK INGREDIENTS IN DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH HANDLES.
  code 31
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD PACKAGING SUPPLIES BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED MAINTENANCE MATERIALS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT ELECTRICAL CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SUPPLIES AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN UNFINISHED SECTION OF THE WALL IN DRY STORAGE SURROUNDING A PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALL.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: OPERATOR UNABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MEET MINIMUM FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET MINIMUM FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF CERTIFICATION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 24, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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