Sams's Food

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED AT THE 1ST FLOOR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED SPIDERS IN THE TOILET ROOM LOCATED ON THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A 1/4 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED THE HOT WATER KNOB IS IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (NACHO MACHINE) LOCATED AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCMULATED DIRT AND DUST DEBRIS UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER AND IN THE REAR UNDER THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AS WELL AS UNDER AND IN BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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