I Dream Of Falafel

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeRecent Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED BAKERY ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE, AT FRONT COUNTER, NOT PROPERLY LABELED, BAKLAVA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LABELS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DARK DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS ON CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON BOTTOM OF REAR GREASE TRAP, UNDER 1 COMP SINK, IN DISH PREPARATION AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT/RESEAL AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE EMBEDDED IN THE CAULK LINE OF MOP SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESEAL/REPLACE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL HOLES ALONG BACK WALL OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND RIGHT SIDE AND BOTTOM CORNER OF REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 5, 2018: 4 findings 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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