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Josephine's Cookin'

October 4, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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: A BABY ROACH OBSERVED CRAWLING ON LOWER SHELF COVERED WITH CONTACT PAPER IN WAIT STATION AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 25-30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTEREDON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON SHELF IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA WHERE UNUSED ICE MACHINE ISW LOCATED, IN AREAS ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALLS IN REAR AREA WHERE CATCH BASIN IS LOCATED, ON IN CORNERS BY WAIT STATION ARE AND ON SHEKF UNDERNEAT SERVICE COUNTER WHERE PERSONAL ITEMS ARE STORED. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES IN WAIT STATION AREA AND PAINT SURFACES IF NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. PAINT OR RREPLACE RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES IN STORAGE AREAS AND IN REFRIGERATION UNITS IN BASEMENT. PAINT RUSTY INTERIORS OF WALK-IN COOLERS IN BASEMENT. REPAIR LOOSE FLOORING IN WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT, ALL UNSUED & UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT BASEMENT, SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN, CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, ALL SHELVES UNDERNEATH SERVICE COUNTERS IN DINING ROOM, SHELVES IN CABINETS AND UNDERNEATH TABLE IN AREA OUTSIDE OF KITCHEN, AND CAN OPENER IN BASEMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND AREAS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER NOTICED ON FLOOR ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALL NEAR CATCH BASIN, MUST KEEP ALL AREAS DRY TO ELIMINATE PEST BREEDING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE A COVER THAT ADEQUATELY FITS THE CATCH BASIN IN THE BASEMENT. REPAIR LEAK IN WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, KEEP FLOOR INSIDE AND IN FRONT OF UNIT DRY.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTERD AREAS THROUGHOUT THE REAR SECTION OF BASEMENT.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 10, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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