✕

Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish

May 16, 2018 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS IN OFFICE, 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BEHIND REACH-IN COOLER AND PREP TABLE IN REAR PIZZA PREP AREA, 5 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE CABINET UNDER SINK IN REAR WASHROOM IN PIZZA PREP AREA, 5 MICE DROPPINGS ON ROLLING CART NEAR PREP COOLER IN PIZZA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL BULK SALT CONTAINER IN REAR PIZZA PREP AREA. LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD IN WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS TO PROTECT FROM DUST, DIRT, CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON TWO-DOOR COOLER IN DISH WASHING AREA. REPLACE MISSING FAN COVER INSIDE TWO-DOOR COOLER IN PIZZA PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF POTATO SLICER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN FAN GUARDS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. REPAIR DOOR SWEEP ON NORTH FRONT DOOR. SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS AND REPLACE DAMAGED BASEBOARDS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR EXIT DOOR.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SECURE LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT PREP AREA. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IN REAR HALLWAY/PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER SINK IN REAR PIZZA PREP AREA. PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN PREP AREA, WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE REQUIRED PPM.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 24, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Pullman

See every restaurant in West Pullman →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.