Lil Jj's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IS LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP AREA, 25-30 FEET AWAY FROM THE FRONT KITCHEN. INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE FRONT KITCHEN.
  code 12Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CONNECT AND INSTALL ALL EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PREPARE ALL OF OUR MENU ITEMS. REMOVE UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. COVE AND SEAL THE BASEBOARDS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREPARATION AREAS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SANITARY.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. THE PIZZA OVEN IS NOT INSTALLED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE IT'S WATTAGE AT THIS TIME. INSTALL THE OVEN AS REQUIRED PER CITY CODE (VENTILATION)SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED OR REMOVE THE OVEN. INSTALL A DIPPING WELL TO SERVICE THE ICE CREAM ON THE MENU.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 1, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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