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Ima's

January 6, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (PORK, BEEF, FISH, ETC.) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE TCS FOODS IN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED CHICKEN 117.8F, COOKED FISH 109.5, COOKED PORK 121.6F AND COOKED BEEF 117.2F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 60 LBS OF TCS FOODS VALUED AT $300 THROUGH DENTATURING PROCESS. ALL HOT TCS FOOD MUST BE MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DATE LABELING ON TIME/ TEMPERAURE CONTROLLED FOODS WITHIN WALK IN COOLER HELD OVER 24 HOURS. MUST HAVE LABELS ON ALL FOOD ITEMS SHOWING THE IDENTIY OF PRODUCT AND USE BY/ DISCARD DATE A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS FROM THE PREPARATION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT HOLDING UNIT NOT MAINTAINING FOOD AT 135F OR HIGHER. HOT HOLDING UNIT MUST BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED SO THAT ALL FOOD IS MAINTAINED AT 135 OR HIGHER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 MACHINE WAS TAGGED
code 33
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS OF RAW MEAT DEFROSTING IN A SINK FULL OF COLD WATER. MUST DEFROST FROM FREEZER TO REFRIGERATOR, UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER OR AS PART OF THE COOKING PROCESS.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 22, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.