Sammy's Red Hots

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHICKEN PIECES STORED IN A CARDBOARD BOX IN THE FREEZER. ALSO, OBSERVED CHICKEN STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS. REMOVE CARDBOARD USED AS A LINING INSIDE OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER. REPLACE THE STAINED CUTTING BOARD AT THE SANDWICH PREP COOLER. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE ICE CREAM MACHINE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE SHELVING UNIT IN BETWEEN THE COOLER AND ICE CREAM MACHINE, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND ABOVE PREP COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: : REPAIR THE LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: : GREEN WALLBOARD IS INSTALLED BEHIND THE ICE CREAM MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING ABOVE THE PREP LINE COOLER. MUST INSTALL.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: : REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM THE 1ST FLOOR, BASEMENT AND OUTSIDE AREA INCLUDING MOPED SCOOTER AND DEEP FRYER.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 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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