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Noodles & Company

January 25, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 1Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT THE FRONT COUNTER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CHEMICAL SPILLAGE ON EXTERIOR OF ALL STORED CHEMICALS AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • EXTERIOR OF THE FLAT GRILL AND INTERIOR OF THE FRONT PREP OVEN WITH BURNT FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.----PLASTIC DISPENSER SHOOT ON THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM IN THE DINING ROOM NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE FRONT PREP HOT WATER COOKER NOTED DIRTY WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE.FLOOR----POOLING WATER AND RUST AT THE FLOOR DRAIN AREA NEXT TO THE HOT WATER TANK. MUST CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE POOLING WATER.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR NEW EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2553635 ON 3-29-22. #49- MINERAL AND BLACK SLIME BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE.INSTRUCTED TO DELIMER AND MAINTAIN. #55- OBSERVED EXCESS GRIMES, DEBRIS, AND WATER UNDER HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE, THREE AND TWO-COMPARTMENT SINKS, ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS. ALSO, FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH ROOM WITH EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 29, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 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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