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Old Country Buffet

January 30, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND RE CAULK WORN OUT CAULKING WITH BLACK STAIN AROUND EXPOSED HAND SINK AND AROUND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL BUFFET HOT AND COLD HOLDING CABINETS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF MILK AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER UNIT IN DINING AREA, COUNTER TOP WITH HEAVY DUST AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSER IN DINING AND DESSERT AREA, INTERIOR SURFACES OF DISH MACHINE, STORAGE RACKS INSIDE ALL (3) WALK-IN COOLERS WITH GREASE AND MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND SYRUP BUILD-UP UNDERNEATH STORAGE RACKS INSIDE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN REAR AREA.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AROUND DESSERT AREA
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED WALLS NEXT TO MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH BIG HOLE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX.---------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL WITH BLACK SLIMY BUILD-UP BEHIND DISHWASHER.--------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT FIXTURE MUST BE SHIELDED IN HOOD ABOVE STEAMER OR PROVIDE SHATTERPROOF LIGHT BULB.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE CARVERY PREP AREA IN DINING AREA.-------MUST FIX SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND DESSERT PREP/SERVICE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 22, 2015: 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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