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Slim's

July 29, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- ITALIAN BEEF AT 58.0 F, BLUE CHEESE A AT 58.7 F, OPEN MAYONNAISE AT 56.9 F, CUT TOMAOTES AT 56.9, CHICKEN AT 58.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME REFRIGERATED TCS FOODS NOT LABLED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOOD, PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD GREATER THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE SELL BY DATE ON LABELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: FOUND 2-DOOR SALAD REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 58.0 F ALSO FOUND 3-DOOR PREP AREA REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 59.0 F, FOUND BLUE CHEESE, OPEN MAYONNAISE AND CHOPPED TOMATOES INSIDE SAID COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR COOLERS, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW OF ALL COOLERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 LIVE ROACHES BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND 4 LIVE ROACHES INSIDE CRACKS/CREVICE OF DOOR FRAME LEADING INTO PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL ROACH/INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 10, 2018: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.