North Damen Group, Inc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREP AREAS AND BASEMENT AND UNDERNEATH FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS. MUST REMOVE DIRT ACCUMULATION.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGE WALL IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA NEXT TO PREP TABLES. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS ON TOP OF ICE BIN AT THE FRONT BAR/DINING AREA. MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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