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• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (POT STICKERS, CHICKEN) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILD UP IN THE ICE CHEST FREEZER AND THE MEAT CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN. THE LID ON THE MEAT CHEST FREEZER IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE LID.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT ABOVE NEAR THE BASEMENT MOP SINK. REPLACE THE LIGHT SHIELD.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE FAN COVER IS MISSING FROM THE FAN ABOVE THE UPSTAIRS MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE. THE FAUCET ON THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING. MUST REPAIR THE LEAK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 30, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 6 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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