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Palace Gate African Restaurant

September 23, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: FOUND VARIOUS KIND OF COOKED FOOD STORED THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:VEGETABLE STEW AT TEMP OF 78.8F; COOKED MUSHROOMS AT TEMP OF 126F; FISH SOUP AT TEMP OF 120F TO 130F;FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUND 60, VALUE 450 HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 140F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INTERIOR LID OF CHEST FREEZER IS BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION, HOWEVER FOOD IS COVERED.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID LID
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER THE DEEP FRYERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELD PROVIDE AT LIGHT IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED LIGHT SHIELD WITH END CAPS AT SAID LIGHT.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 14, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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