Mustard Seed Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND INTERIOR OF REAR EXIT DOOR IN EAST FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR(S) OF DEPP FRYER STATIONS, GLOBES ON LIGHTS AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF HOODS ABVOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN WEST FOOD PREP AREA, GLOBES ON LIGHTS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN EAST FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS IN EAST FOOD PREP AREA, DOOR TO MOP CLOSET AND WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN WEST FOOD PREP AREA. SEAL RACKS IN CORNER OF WALL IN WEST FOOD PREP AREA. SEAL HOLE IN LOWER CORNER OF BASEBOARD IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. CLEAN/PAINT/ OR REPLACE HEAT STAINED CEILING TILES IN WEST FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE BALANCES IN LIGHT FIXTURES IN EAST FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT IN EAST FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2012: 5 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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