Lux

• 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: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE CHLORINE CONCENTRATION LEVEL OF 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED TO FIX. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A MECHANICAL DISH MACHINE SHOULD PROVIDE A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE OF EITHER 50 PPM CHLORINE (FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZING MACHINE) OR ABOVE 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE). THE SAID MACHINE WILL BE TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION". INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL WITH THE APPROVAL BY CDPH. WHEN FIXED, MUST FAX A REQUEST FOR RE INSPECTION AT 312-746-4240 TO PROPERLY ENSURE THAT THE SAID EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED AND THE "HELD FOR INSPECTION" TAG CAN BE REMOVED PRIOR TO USE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: FOUND DISH WASHING FACILITIES (3 COMPARTMENT SINK) IN REAR PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED FAUCET NECK TOO SHORT, NOT REACHING THREE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE OF THE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE SAID FAUCET. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 24
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN (BY 3 COMPARTMENT) IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE HEAVY WATER STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILE INSIDE REAR STORAGE/MOP ROOM AND ABOVE PREP AREA.--------MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE DISH MACHINE.--------MUST SEAL HOLE ON CEILING BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED REPAIR SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED IN REAR STORAGE ROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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