Joe's Food & Liquor

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY SURFACES IN DISPLAY COOLER NEEDS RESEAL/REPAINT,
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS ABOVE REAR MEAT COUNTER, MUST PROVIDE,
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO 3 SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST PROVIDE,
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT THERMOMETER, MUST PROVIDE,
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 18, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.

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