La Sardine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO HAVE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
  code 28
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS 6/3/16 REPORT 1757213 NOT CORRECTED: 32 ROTTING WOOD SURFACES SURROUNDING FRONT PREP EXPOSED HANDSINK INCLUDING CABINET UNDERNEATH. INSTD TO REMOVE ROTTING SURFACES AND REPAIR. RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. REMOVE RUST ON SURFACES. BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT DISHMACHINE AREA AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 35 STAINED CEILING TILES AND RUSTED FRAMES NOTED AT CEILING IN DESSERT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND MAINTAIN. 38 VENTILATION IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS AND NON-HANDICAPPED WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR. VENT COVER IN MENS HANDICAPPED TOILET ROOM NOT TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. 09/03/2016 SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHTSHIELD IN REAR BY DISHMACHINE. REPLACE SAME.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: STOVE IN REAR NOT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM. INSTD TO CORRECT.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 3, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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