La Scarola

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A PREP COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA AND ONE ALONG MAIN COOK LINE WITH TORN GASKETS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51

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Compared with No Entry on October 20, 2020: 3 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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