Lindy's & Gerties On Archer

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT IMPROPER SANITIZING RINSE. 0PPM SANITIZER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. DISH MACHINE BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS. WHEN CORRECTED CONTACT CDPH VIA E-MAIL AT cdphfood@cityofchicago.org OR VIA FAX 312-746-4240. MACHINE MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CDPH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED IMPROPER SANITIZING AT RINSE.
  code 8Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN CORNER AT PREP AREA, CORNER AT FRONT BAR AND ICE CREAM STATION. 14-15 DROPPINGS NOTED. OPEN BAIT FOUND IN VARIOUS AREA OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NEW CUTTING BOARD NEEDED AT REACH IN PREP COOLER. WORN, AND DISCOLORED MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, REACH IN FREEZERS, INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER, AND DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN IN CORNERS AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS IN PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAK AT BAR HANDSINK AND ICE CREAM HANDSINK. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 23, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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