Ml Kitchen Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING UNIT UNABLE TO SANITIZE, 0 PPM OF CHLORINE WHEN TESTED AFTER MULTIPLE CYCLES. UNIT NOT IN USE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 . REPAIR TECHNICIAN ARRIVED BY END OF INSPECTION AND REPAIRED. UNIT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 100PM OF CHLORINE.
  code 16
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS LINER ON STORAGE SHELVES THRU OUT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM FOIL SO AS SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION: INTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS AROUND RUBBER DOOR GASKETS, CAN OPENER BLADE AND HOLDER, BASINS OF ALL SINKS, EXTERIOR SIDES OF ICE MACHINE, AND ALL STORAGE SHELVES. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER, UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNCESSARY ITEMS, AND ORGANIZE/MAINTAIN AREA
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS FOR LIGHTS IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS OR PROOF OF SHATTER RESISTANT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 4, 2025: 5 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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