Paola's Vinum

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON SITE. MUST MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND MAINTAIN HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
  code 9Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 1447457 ON 09/09/2014 NOT CORRECTED. (41)MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM STORAGE AREA,AND OPEN STORAGE AREA BY DRY FOOD STORAGE RACK ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR IN BOTH AREA. MUST CORRECT MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF ALL TABLE TOP COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE VENT ABOVE,THE TABLE TOP FRYERS AND PREP COUNTERS. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET IN THE MENS WASHROOM.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND THE MOP SINK.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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