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Lilcountry Soul Food

September 29, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND SQUEEZE BOTTLES WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 : OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX. 150 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES SUCH AS AT SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS AND FLOOR UNDER SAME, NEXT TO CO2 TANKS,UNDER UNUSED COOLER IN CANDY STORE AREA,ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES BEHIND REACH IN COOLER & FREEZER,ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND PREP TABLE,ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,INSIDE OF BOTH FRYER CABINETS,IN DISH WASHING AREA IN OIL FRYER STRAINER,ON DISH SHELVING UNIT,WOOD PALLET UNDERNEATH AND UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,TOOL CABINET,ALL PREP TABLES,IN OFFICE BEHIND MIRROR,ON LANDING AND STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT,ON FLOOR NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK IN BASEMENT.ALSO, EVIDENCE OF RODENTICIDE THROWN ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS & POISON,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 9/29/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON PREP TABLE IN DISH WASHING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL PREP TABLES, REACH IN COOLERS & FREEZERS,FRYER CABINETS,EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,GRILL TABLES,UNUSED COOLER,SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS,DUST BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES AND BASEMENT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 16, 2023: 5 findings recurred. 11 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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