L'afrique Market

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A DEAD BUG ON THE CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA AND ON THE BASE BOARD IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED REMOVE DEAD BUGS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS A DISPLAY UNIT FOR PRODUCE IN THE SHOPPING AISLE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15: OBSERVED LEAKING PIPE IN UTILITY CLOSET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN RESTROOM INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 28, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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