I.H.O.P. Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 RAT DROPPINGS ALONG WALL BEHIND HOT WATER TANK IN THE REAR NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, CLEAN SURFACES, AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE OF PEST. RECOMMENDED RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED TORN/DAMAGED RUBBER GASKETS ON DOORS OF 2-DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM GRILL. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS ON PREP SURFACE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE/REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING PANELS ABOVE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM.---ALSO OBSERVED MISSING WALL TILES IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR CEILING PANELS AND WALL TILES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STORAGE AREA NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR WITH CLUTTER AND ITEMS ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE STORAGE AREA AND KEEP ITEMS ELEVATED OFF OF FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 13, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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