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Noodles & Company

September 26, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES LOCATED IN THE DINING ROOM PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. NOTED OPEN WINE BOTTLES, CAKE AND OTHER DESSERTS,TWO WATER DISPENSERS,CUTTING KNIVES, PLATES AND CUPS BEING STORED AT A PREP AREA COUNTER LOCATED IN THE DINING AREA. THE PREP AREA IS COMPLETELY OPEN TO CUSTOMER SEATING AND IS WITHIN ARMS REACH FROM A CUSTOMER SEATING COUNTER. THERE IS AN UNLOCKED REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE PREP AREA COUNTER STORING OPEN WINE AND DESSERTS. MUST PROPERLY PROTECT FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. (ADDITIONALLY,THIS AREA WAS INITIALLY CREATED TO BE A HOST STATION FOR STORING PACKAGED ITEMS. NO OPEN FOOD OR BEVERAGE WERE APPROVED FOR STORAGE,PREPARATION OR SERVICE IN THIS AREA) MUST PROVIDE A CLEAR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PREP AREA AND THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA AND ALONG THE COUNTER TOP TO PROTECT FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
code 16
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE SOILED MULTI USE ITEMS.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT,CUTTING BOARDS,PREP SURFACES AND SINKS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOORS IN HOT WATER HEATER ROOM. MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH SODA DISPENSERS.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN THE DINING ROOM PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT THE FRONT HAND SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: STORE ALL ITEMS IN REAR CLOSET 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 28, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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