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I.H.O.P. Restaurant

January 10, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings3
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK AT THE MAIN COOK LINE AREA MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS ALONG FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (GRIDDLES, STOVE, SURROUNDING STAINLESS STEEL WALLS AND SUPPORTS) THROUGHOUT THE MAIN COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY AND WITH APPROPRIATE CLEANING MATERIALS TO ELIMINATE ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR AND WALL ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE BELOW DISH MACHINE IN THE WAREWASHING AREA TO BE FILLED WITH SEALANT FOAM AND EXPOSED CONCRETE, NOT EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR RESURFACE FLOOR AND WALL SURFACES IN THIS AREA AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOOR AND WALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED NON-FUNCTIONAL CEILING-MOUNTED REDUNDANT COOLING FAN IN THE REAR AREA OF THE WALK-IN COOLER TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, FILLED WITH SEALANT FOAM AND NOT EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CEILING-MOUNTED FAN TO THAT IT IS EASILY-CLEANABLE OR REMOVE FROM CEILING AND MAINTAIN SURROUNDING WALL AND CEILING SURFACES AS CLEANABLE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 3, 2025: 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.