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December 14, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES, MAC & CHEESE, ECT.) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE BIN AND INTERIOR GUARD WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, AND SURROUNDING FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK WATER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 65F - 68F IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM, FOOD PREPARATION AND WAREWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS--ALSO NOTED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WATER TEMPERATURE AT 67F. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN 3 COMPARTMENTS' SINK WATER TEMPERATURE AT A MINIMUM OF 110F. HOT WATER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE PEAK HOT WATER DEMANDS THROUGHOUT THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. THE MANAGER CALLED THE PLUMBER, AND THE PLUMBER WAS ABLE TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO ALL HANDWASHING AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. ALL HAND SINKS NOW REACH THE PROPER MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F, AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOW REACHES THE PROPER MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AND WAREWASHING AREAS ---ALSO OBSERVED SLIMY BLACK CAULKING AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AND CAULKING AT THE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH CLUTTER AND ITEMS ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE DRY STORAGE AREA AND KEEP ITEMS ELEVATED OFF OF FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 8, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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