Joe's Breakfast & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR AND SHELVES BEHIND THE FRONT SERVING COUNTER AND IN REAR STORAGE ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE UPPER INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRYER IN COOKING AREA.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET NECK OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA; REPAIR LEAK AT FAUCET NECK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN AREAS WHERE MOUSE DROPPINGS OBSERVED.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: SOME CLEANING NEEDED TO VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 3, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.