R City Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOOD STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE SOUR CREAM 48.3F, MILK 47.9F, EGGS 49.4F, WHIPPING CREAM 49.2F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 51.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPRTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLER.
  code 36
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD WATER HANDLE STRIPPED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 8, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.