Josephine's Cookin'

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• 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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CABINET AND 1 LIVE ROACH INSIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AREAS NOTED AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 4, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.