La Scarola

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

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1537701 DATED ON 05/06/15 NOT CORRECTED-#32 RUBBER GASKET ON THE TWO DOOR COOLER RIPPED OFF. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN, #33 MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MAKER AND MAINTAIN, #34 BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA, DISH WASHING AREA, INSIDE THE CLOSET WITH THE ICE MAKER AND MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN, #38 MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON TH FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL SAID PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOODS NOT LABELED INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS. MUST LABEL/DATE FOODS INSIDE COOLERS.
  code 30
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REAR PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST ROD OUT DRAIN PIPE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE WINE/BEER REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 6, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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