Masa Azul

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN PREP /BAR AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TEMPERATURE TAKING OF FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE, ENCLOSE OR ENCASE OVERHEAD WASTE PIPES ABOVE LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVES OR REMOVE LIQUOR IN LIQUOR ROOM.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLES,OVENS,FRYER CABINET,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE TAPE WRAPPED AROUND PIPES UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN 1ST FL. DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT STORAGE CLOSET. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN IN 1ST FL. DISH MACHINE AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHTS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 2, 2019: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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