Hotchocolate

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AT THE FRONT BAR, DINING AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND ON PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN FOOD PREP AREA.ALSO OBSERVED SIX HOUSE FLIES IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MININIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIOLATIO 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER VENT COVER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTE DTO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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