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Medi Kitchen

June 17, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. UNABLE TO PROPERLY SET SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. LEAK BETWEEN ONE COMPARTMENT INTO ANOTHER FROM BOTTOM SEAL REPAIRED WITH RUBBER TORN SEAL. MUST PROPERLY SEAL SINKS WITH METAL WELD TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN SINKS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 24
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 10-7-10 NOT CORRECTED. #36- MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, IN BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN COOLER AND ABOVE BASEMENT REACH-IN FREEZER.#40-MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR BASEMENT REACH-IN COOLER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR BAR ICE BINS. INTERIOR BASEMENT TWO DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH RUSTED METAL BOTTOM OF COOLER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION AND RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING. MUST REPAIR BOTTOM. MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. REMOVE ALL RUST.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKS LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 7, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.