Margie's Beef

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL LARGE WHITE CONTAINERS IN REAR.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REAR UNUSED PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED, KEEP AREA CLEAN ALTHOUGH NOT IN USE. REPLACE STAINED CUTTING BOARD SAME AREA.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS NOT CLEAN OVER 3 COMP SINK DETAIL CLEAN AREA. SEAL ALL HOLES OPENINGS ON WALLS THROUGH-OUT PREMISES i.e.AROUND ELECTRICAL BOX IN REAR PREVENTING INSECT ENTRANCE/HARBORAGE. MAKE AND KEEP WALLS SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• 🪳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. DETAIL CLEAN FILTERS AND EXHAUST HOOD IN REAR UNUSED PREP AREA, AND VENT COVER IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN COOLERS WHERE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING STORED, i.e.BEEF.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 26, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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