Irie Island

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN RICE 166.5F AND CABBAGE 157.9F PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
  code 21
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1734275 ON 3-16-16: 35-REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA. CLEAN WALLS UNDER AND BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(SMOKE BUILDUP, SPILLS). SEAL OPENING IN WALL UNDER PREP SINK. CLEAN FILTERS IN VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE DAMAGED STRIP ON OVERHEAD DOOR. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA. 36-REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA. 43-STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE REQUIRED PPM WHEN NOT IN USE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, PREP TABLES, HOLDING UNITS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FURNACE ROOM, PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS UNDER FRONT COUNTER IN WAIT STATION/BEVERAGE AREA(SPILLS).
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING HOT WATER HANDLE ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES OUTSIDE REAR DOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 16, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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