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Karyn's Cooked, Inc.

July 16, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON TOP OF THE POTATOES AND ONIONS IN THE STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT REMOVED AND DISCARDED ROTTED PRODUCE AND RINSED AND CLEANED THE REMAINDER OF THE PRODUCE. ALSO OBSERVED A LIVE BLACK MOTH INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC FLOUR CONTAINER IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT REMOVED AND DISCARDED THE FLOUR AND SANITIZED THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISHWASH AREA AND THE BASEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, SHELF BELOW THE MICROWAVE, WIRE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, TOP OF DISHMACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE THE BROKEN AND LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE WALLS OF THE CORNER STORAGE AREA AND AROUND THE HANDSINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN THE CEILING OF THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS. REPAIR THE WALL AND BASEBOARD TILES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR THE WALLS IN THE BASEMENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND BASEMENT DRY STORAGE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 24, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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