Polk & Western Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOK'S LINE WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 55.5F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT THE SPRAY NOZZLE INSTALLED ABOVE THE TAYLOR TOP LOADING ICE CREAM MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO THE ICE CREAM MACHINE.
  code 38

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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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