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• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings1
• 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: TWENTY BLACK SHINY RODENT (RAT) DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR OF STORAGE ROOM IN REAR; SOME UNDER STORAGE SHELVES OF BREAD IN REAR AND TWO ON SHELF BEHIND OIL. TWO FRONT DOORS NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOFED; MUST RODENT PROOF.
  code 18

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 4, 2012: 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.