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• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• 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 FIFTY RAT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES UNDER SHELF IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND SOME ON FLOOR SHELVES. ALSO LIVE FLIES IN REAR AREA BY SINKS; ELIMINATE. REMOVE FULL FLY STRIPS HANGING IN REAR. CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION.
  code 18
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM MOP BUCKET IN REAR STORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2012: 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.