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Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish

February 6, 2023 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER, CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA A FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER FILLED WITH CUT POTOTOES STORED ON THE FLOOR. ALSO, OBSERVED 5-8 BREAD PACKAGED STORED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA IMPROPERLY STORED WITH THE HANDLE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID ICE SCOOP AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD STORED ON THE FLOOR, AGAINST THE WALL AND THE FOOD PREP TABLE AT THE REAR ITALIAN ICE DEEP FREEZER STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING KITCHENWARE ON THE FLOOR TO AVOID CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO DAMAGED SINK STOPPERS ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT BLACK SLIMY BUILD UP AT THE ICE MACHINE STORED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, REMOVE THE BLACK SLIMY BUILD UP, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED. THERE WAS DRIED UP GREASE DROLETS AND SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP ON THE OUTERIOR OF THE SAID RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE SAID RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS NEAR THE GREASE TRAP IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 5, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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