North Star Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/GRIME BUILD UP ON PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL COLD/HOT WATER HANDLES ALSO OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL PANEL LOOSE/IN POOR REPAIR BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN PREP AREA ALSO OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP/DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REATTACH LOOSE WALL PANEL AND CLEAN/PAINT ALL UNCLEAN WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREA.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THEROMETER INSIDE BAR REACH IN COOLER (SLIDE DOOR COOLER WITH MILK INSIDE). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THEROMETER FOR COOLER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: BACK OF BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED THROUGHOUT (CARDBOARD BOXES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, ETC.). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER(S).
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 6, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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