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Mustard Seed Kitchen

April 16, 2010 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGIONAL CONTAINER i.e. SPICES
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM LINING FROM STORAGE AND PREP SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LIME SCALE AT UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT RUSTED PREP TABLE BOTTOMS AND RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE CUTTING BOARDS, REMOVE STAINS, AND OR REPLACE SAME. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST UPRIGHT FREEZER.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER ALONG WALL BASE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALL BASE BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER DAMAGED, STAINED CEILING PANELS THROUGH OUT PREMISES ESPECIALLY AT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AND CONDUITS AT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON FAN GUARDS, VENT COVERS, CEILING, WALLS, PIPING, AND CONDUITS. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: : Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS IN WALK-IN COOLER AND AT VENTILATION HOOD, PROVIDE END CAPS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION ABOVE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS AT HANDLES AND FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AND 1-COMPARTMENT SINKS.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 11, 2010: 6 findings recurred.

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