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• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: THE PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(NO CITATION ISSUED)
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW FOR PACKAGING OF(BEEF,PORK,CHICKEN,ETC.)MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(NO CITATION ISSUED)
  code 3Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-202.15 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN APPX. "3/4-1" GAP ALONG FRONT & REAR DOORS.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD UP AT CASHIER BOOTHS,MEAT WRAPPING STATION,VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER -FAN GUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS WITH LIDS FOR TOILET ROOMS.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZER.MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. • Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING 2ND FL. • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR, DAIRY WALK IN COOLER EXTERIOR DOOR IN POOR REPAIR
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BROKEN AND BURNT OUT LIGHTS IN WALK IN FREEZER.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 8, 2021: 8 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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