Original Ferrara

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

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: NO INGREDIENT LABELS WERE PROVIDED ON THE FROZEN DESSERTS IN THE DISPLAY COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS MUST INCLUDE AN INGREDIENT LABEL WITH ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION.
  code 37
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A FAUCET THAT DOESN'T REACH THE LEFT OR RIGHT COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A FAUCET WHICH CAN BE USED TO FILL ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE 2 DOOR FREEZER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND THE BAKER'S STAINLESS STEEL PREP TABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE MEN'S CUSTOMER WASHROOM DOOR WITHOUT A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOOR BUCKLING BETWEEN THE SEAMS OF THE 2ND FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 9, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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