Salerno's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: CONVECTION OVEN AND STAND, TOP SHELVES OF STEAM TABLE, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, STOVE TOPS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM GRILL, DOOR TRACKS OF THE DESSERT COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHROOM AREA. MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE DISHROOM AND BASEMENT. CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. STORE ALL BOXES OF FOOD OFF OF THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND CEILING WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN THE DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING OF THE FOOD PREP AREA ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CEILING VENTS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE MIDDLE SINK STOPPER ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHROOM SO THAT THE SINK BASIN CAN HOLD WATER.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A PROBE THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 22, 2015: 5 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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