Joe's Food & Liquor

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPACKAGED SEASONINGS NOT LABELED WITH INGREDIENTS, NET CONTENTS AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS.
  code 37
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WHEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRAINED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT THE FLOOR DRAIN IS NOT BACKING UP WITH WASTE WATER. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 52
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2355875 ON 12/24/19 NOT CORRECTED: 47 - OBSERVED HEAVILY STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE DELI/MEAT PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 24, 2019: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 7 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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