New Buffet Castle

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 30 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE CABINET UNDER FRUIT/DESSERT SELF SERVICE AREA AND 5 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE CABINET UNDER HOT HOLDING UNIT AT SELF SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF CABINETS. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SUSHI PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE ALSO OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE ALL PREP AREAS REACH IN COOLERS ALONG CORNERS AND UPPER COOLERS DOOR PANELS. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MENS WASHROOM AND REAR PREP AREA WITH SOME BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS WITH WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MOP SINK BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LEAKING WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON, SUSHI PREP AREA HAND WASH BOWL HOT WATER LEAKING AT FAUCET ALSO REAR PREP AREA HAND WASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST MAINTAIN SINKS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 7, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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