Noodles Etc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IS NOT REGISTERING THE APPROPRIATE TEMPERATURE DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. THE HOT WATER REACHES 180 DEGREES F ACCORDING TO TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS HOWEVER, THE GAUGE ONLY REFLECTS BETWEEN 130-140 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
  code 22
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED FOOD BEING STORED ON EACH SIDE OF THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT SAID HAND SINK.
  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 THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS,PREP TABLES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, SINKS AND PREP TABLES.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS. ALSO, PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 1, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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