Public Chicago Hotel

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. FOUND FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AT LIBRARY BAR AREAS.(OBSERVED ABOUT 40 FRUIT FLIES) SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON DISH RACKS. MUST STORE CONTAINERS UPSIDE DOWN.
  code 31
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND MOPS AND BROOMS NOT STORED PROPERLY.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 12, 2013: 3 findings 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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