Original Maxwell Street

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNT OF CHOPPED LETTUCE INSIDE HANDWASHING BASIN LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA AS WELL AS GREY HOSE CONNECTED TO HANDS LOCATED IN (IN USE) REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AND DRAINING INTO MIDDLE BASIN AREA CONTAINING FRESH CUT POTATOES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LETTUCE AND HOSE. HANDSINK SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR HANDWASHING. MUST BE ACCESSIBLE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. # 7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED. HOSE REMOVED AT THIS TIME.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR INSIDE ALL COOLING UNITS ON PREMISE.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF PREPPED FOOD (LETTUCE, ONIONS) AT TABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERED 3 DOOR COOLING UNIT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES IN FRONT PREP IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT PREP HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BROKEN WALL BASE IN REAR PREP AREA BEHIND HOT WATER TANK EXTENDING ALONG WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 11, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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