Laugh Factory Chicago

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATES POSTED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED, AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES MUST BE POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING DRAIN LINE FROM RIGHT SODA GUN DRIP TRAY.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN MINERAL DEPOSITS AND DARKISH STAINS FROM UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN WOMEN'S 1ST FLOOR RESTROOM AND 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DUMP SINK AT 1ST FLOOR BAR (ONLY A HAND SINK IS PROVIDED). MUST INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL SINK AT THIS BAR TO ACCOMMODATE DRINK DUMPING AND/OR RINSING. OBSERVED A COFFEE MAKER IN SIDE SERVER'S ROOM BUT NO HAND SINK. MUST PROVIDE A HANDSINK, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE TO SERVE THIS FOOD HANDLING AREA. ALTERNATIVELY, OPERATOR MAY RELOCATE COFFEE PREP TO AN AREA SERVED BY A HANDSINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 13, 2017: 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.