I.H.O.P. Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️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.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SERVICE SINK FOR COLLECTING AND DUMPING DIRTY MOP WATER. MUST INSTALL SERVICE SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND NECESSARY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SCRAPE SINK LEADING TO LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND ADJACENT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO CATCHBASIN. All sinks in which food, utensils, and equipment are washed shall be connected to a catch-basin or be equipped with an approved grease trap in accordance with LAW.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR DRY STORAGE ROOMS LEADING TO REAR EXIT WITH ITEMS STORED ON MILK CRATES. ALL MILK CRATES NEED TO BE REMOVED AND ALL ITEMS NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES UP OFF THE GROUND AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO CLEAN AND MONITOR FOR PESTS. • OBSERVED FLOOR REAR REAR EXIT NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED BROKEN MISSING FLOOR TILES AND UNEVEN CEMENT. FLOOR MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED HOLES IN FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE BEHIND HOT WATER HEATER AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE. MUST CLOSE ALL HOLES AND ALL FLOOR / WALL JUNCTURES NEED TO BE COVED AND ENCLOSED. • 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 Fail on January 23, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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