Joey's Shrimp House

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. EXPOSED HAND SINK IS INSTALLED BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND ICE MACHINE IS INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THE UNIT.FOUND NO SOAP PROVIDED AT SAID SINK AND INSIDE EXPOSED SINK A COLANDER FULL OF SHRIMPS DEFROSTING UNDER RUNNING WATER.INSTRUCTED TO PREP FOOD AT FIRST FLOOR UNTIL EXPOSED HAND SINK IS ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
  code 12Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON SITE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED . SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
  code 18
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TIED WITH FOOD GLOVE DUE TO LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REPAIR
  code 38
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 23, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.