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• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: NOTED REFRIGEATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED SEVERAL COOLERS ON SITE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 45.6-66.5 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR COOLERS SO THAT THEY MAINTAIN 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5,500 LBS AT $14,143.94 OF MILK,LUNCHEON MEATS,HOT DOGS,SAUSAGE,YOGURT,HUMMUS,BACON,EGGS,VARIOUS CHEESES,CHICKEN,PORK AND BEEF AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 43.4-63.8 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN BOTTOM OF FREEZER AT WORLDS FAIR NEAPOLITAN ICE CREAM. NEED TO CLEAN FAN GUARD COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER A07T1, AND MEAT COOLER ROOM A05T1. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PRODUCE COOLER AS NEEDED.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN REAR FLOOR DRAIN BY REPACKING AREA, AND REPLACE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER ASIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER A03T1.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REATTACH DOOR FRAME TO WALL AT ENTRANCE OF LADIES RESTROOM.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTS IN WALK-IN COOLER A03T1, A07T1, AND FREEZER B10T1. NEED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR OVER 3 COMP. SINK AND REPACKING AREA.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 5, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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