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Noodles & Company

November 17, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

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: SMALL FLY ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON PREMISES. 20 SMALL FLIES NOTED ON WALLS AND CEILING IN DISHWASHING/MOP SINK AREA. MUST REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS, WHICH HAVE DEBRIS, DIRT, AND BLACK COLORED BUILD-UP PRESENT, LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA. MUST ALSO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS LEFT ON THE TOP EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 7-15-15 ON REPORT# 1561212 NOT CORRECTED: -30-: ALL FOOD ITEMS PACKAGED ON PREMISES AND PLACED OUT FOR SALE MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. -34-CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL CLOSETS, AND REAR STORAGE AREA ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS(DIRT AND DEBRIS NOTED). -41- STORE ALL ITEMS IN ALL CLOSETS ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. -43- ICE SCOOP MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION-SERIOUS 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ABATED.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE EXTERIORS(SIDES) OF ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(COLD HOLDING AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND SINKS AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA). CLEAN THE EXTERIOR AROUND THE SODA NOZZLES ON POP DISPENSING MACHINES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN LIQUID RESIDE FROM FLOOR INSIDE STORAGE CLOSET ACROSS FROM MEN'S WASHROOM. • ABATED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN SPILLS AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN, PAINT OR REPLACE UNCLEAN CEILING TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP ON LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ABATED. • PROPERLY HANG ALL WET SQUEEGIES TO AIR DRY WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ABATED.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 14, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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