Portage Grounds

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Found hand sink in prep area without paper towels or drying device. Must have soap and sanitary hand drying device (or paper towels) available at hand sink at all times. Operator provided paper towels during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: No City of Chicago certified food manager on site during inspection, while potentially hazardous foods being prepped and served (coffee drinks with milk products). Must have a City of Chicago certified food manager on site at all times when prepping or serving potentially hazardous foods. Serious violation 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Found small amounts of black mold-like substance on interior of ice machine. Must remove, clean and sanitize machine. Must maintain.
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 20, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.