Nookies Cafe & Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 5# OF COOKED RICE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH LABEL/DATE OF 9-25-17 AT TEMP OF 47.5F TO 47.7F; INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER FOUND A CONTAINERS OF 12# OF BLENCHED POTATOES AT TEMP OF 44.5F TO 46.7F,(NO LABEL/NO DATE ON WHEN PRODUCT WAS COOKED).COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER ON DUTY.POUNDS 17,VALUE 25.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-8-17,REPORT #1982813 #32-RE-INSTALL MISSING SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA.ALSO ON BOTH SIDE OF EXPOSED HAND SINK IN COFFEE STATION.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. #34- UNEVEN FLOOR UNDER THE FLOOR METAL CRATES IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT WEST SIDE OF THE KITCHEN,WATER UNABLE TO DRAIN TO FLOOR DRAINS. DETAIL CLEANING BEHIND, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND CORNERS. ALSO UNDER SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA BY AND UNDER THE METAL STAIRCASE(REMOVE EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS). TODAY WE OBSERVED SAME VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VILATION:7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: BLACK SLIME ON WALL TILES ABOVE AND UNDER THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE.ALSO APPLIED CAULKING BETWEEN THE WALL AND DISH MACHINE WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE.REPLACE CAULKING, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL TILES.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: TWO BURNED LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD ABOVE THE CHARCOAL GRILL AND FLAT GRILL,REPLACE
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 8, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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