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• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: NOTED EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON SIITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOORS IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA AND IN REAR 1ST FLOOR ELECTRICAL CLOSET. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 1285917 ON 10/16/2012 NOT CORRECTED. (32)SEAL OR PAINT ALL RAW WOOD ALONG NORTH WALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA. (34)MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AND IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREAS. (36)MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP TABLE IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. (38)LEAKING PIPE UNDER HAND SINK IN MEAT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. (41)MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. REMOVE WEEDS FROM EXTERIOR NORTH WALL AND EXCESSIVE DEBRIS FROM REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA. MUST CORRECT ALL MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE AT THE HOT WATER HEATER OVER THE ADJACENT FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE FOUL ODORS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PRODUCE PREP AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM REAR 1ST FLOOR DOCK AREAS AND UNDER STAIRS LEADING TO 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 24, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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