Ruth's Chris Steak House

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• 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: OBSERVED REAR DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTERS NOT RODENT PROOF WITH I/4 INCH HOLE IN BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR. MUST COMPLETLY RODENTPROOF DOOR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD NEEDED ON LIGHT AT BASE OF BASEMENT STAIRS WHERE EXTRA PLATES AND WATER IS STORED. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHEILD.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 18, 2017: 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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