Mr. J's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, SIGN, AND KEEP ONSITE AT ALL TIMES. SAMPLE COPY PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER WATER BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON MULTIPLE COOLING UNITS IN THE PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN RUST ACCUMULATION FROM STORAGE RACKS INSIDE MULTIPLE COOLING UNITS IN THE FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT HANDWASHING SINKS AND 3-COMP SINK WHEN THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED. THE PERSON IN CHARGE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HOT WATER TANK, EVENTUALLY THE HOT WATER WAS RESTORED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PLUMBING/HOT WATER TANK SERVICED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM THE CEILING VENT IN THE STAFF TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION FROM FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN KITCHEN HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 16, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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