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Neon Gardens

May 30, 2017 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE SALAD COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR BROKEN TOP COOLER DOOR ON SAID COOLER, AND ADJUST DOOR SWEEPS AT REAR EXIT REAR EXIT DOOR. DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES FOR STORAGE RACKS, INSTALL PROPER RISER, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN STOVE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER, CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS, DRIED FOOD AND GREASE PRESENT. SEAL HOLES IN WALL IN MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOM. MUST SEAL EXPOSE BRICK WALLS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS, SO SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: VENTILATION HOOD IN PREP AREA MUST COVER ALL FRYERS, STOVES, AND BURNERS IN KITCHEN. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREAS, NEXT TO ANY EXPOSED FOOD STORAGE. MUST INSTALL HAND SINK WITH SPLASH GUARD, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTALL DUMP SINK BEHIND BAR 2. ALSO INSTALL HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT BOTH TOP LOADING BEVERAGE MACHINES BEHIND BAR 1 AND BAR 2, TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE SOILED LINENS IN SANITIZING WATER WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM SMALL STORAGE HALL CLOSET. ALSO, REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM COMMON AREA HALLWAY NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING OR COOKING FOOD IN PREP AREAS.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 19, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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