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Old Country Buffet

December 19, 2012 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
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: FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAINING: INTERIOR SURFACES OF BUFFET CABINETS WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, STORAGE RACKS WITH MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, DISH MACHINE WITH SLIME BUILD-UP, COOKING EQUIPMENT WHEELS, PIPES AND PREP TABLE LEGS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP, BEVERAGE COUNTERTOP (DINING AREA) WITH DUST AND DRIED SYRUP BUILD-UP.
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 IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA, FLOORS INSIDE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM IN REAR WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATION, UNDER AND AROUND DISH MACHINE, MUST CLEAN AND RESEAL FLOOR BASEBOARD WITH FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PANTRY WALK-IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE AROUND DISH WASHING AREA AND IN PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE AT MOP SINK IN REAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR (LEAKING AND MISSING COVER). INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND CLUTTER IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST REORGANIZE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 27, 2012: 5 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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