Maxwell Street Express

October 22, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: FOUND NO PROCEDURES OR CLEAN UP KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE AND CLEAN UP KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 5Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: FOUND 80 RODENT DROPPINGS BEHIND/AROUND THE REACH IN CHEST FREEZERS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN/SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: FOUND CARDBOARD USED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEP FRYER AND SHELVING IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE LEFT FRYER WITH THICK GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FRYER.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND THE CEILING IN THE TOILET ROOM DAMAGED AND HOLES/OPENINGS IN THE CEILING/WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. ALCO, OPENINGS AROUND THE PIPES/CONDUITS THROUGH OUT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND AROUND THE PIPES. MAINTAIN SAME. • FOUND STANDING WATER UNDER THE HOT WATER TANK AND PREP TABLE IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE WATER AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS. -FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE HEAY EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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