Pickles Playroom

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 74.7F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS ASSORTED SPECIALTY TURKEY/HAM & CHEESE,CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES,HUMMUS,PASTA SALADS ETC.AT THIS TIME,THE DISPLAY COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST EMPTY THE UNIT AND HAVE IT REPAIRED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 40F AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER OFFERED FOR SALE. OBSERVED ASSORTED SPECIALTY CHICKEN SALAD/HAM & CHEESE/TURKEY SANDWICHES AT 74.7F-76.1F,HUMMUS AT 76.0,F,PASTA SALAD AT 75.1F, ETC..COLD FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS FROM VENTILATION COVERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES AND SEAL HOLES ON LOWER WEST WALL AT REAR STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 14, 2015: 3 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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