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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: FOUND 40-45 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STORE ROOM. CALL YOUR PEST CONTROL TECH TO COME HERE TO SERVICE THIS ESTABLISHMENT. ALSO HAVE THE TECH CHECK OUT THE CEILINGS. SEAL THE NORTH WALL ALONG THE BASEBOAEDS HAS A ONE FOURTH TO A ONE INCH GAP. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
  code 18

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 4, 2012: 1 finding 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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