Slim's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK INADEQUATE AND NOT UP TO DATE. NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LICENSE, OR INSURANCE. MUST PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK THAT IS UP TO DATE AND CONTAINS ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND CURRENT PEST CONTROL REPORTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (c) • OBSERVED OVER 100 DROPPINGS ON COOKING LINE IN CORNER UNDER HAND SINK AND BEHIND COOKING AND REFRIGERATION UNIT. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 DROPPING IN MOP ROOM. ALL DROPPINGS NEED TO BE REMOVED ALL AFFECTED AREAS NEED TO BE DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) • OBSERVED OPENING IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF DOOR SWEEP. DOOR SWEEP IS INEFFECTIVE AT PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST CLOSE SEAL AND MAINTAIN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF DOOR FROM PEST. MUST INSTALL EFFECTIVE DOOR SWEEP THAT CLOSES ALL ENTRY WAYS FROM REAR DOOR.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AREA IN CABINETS UNDER SODA MACHINE UNCLEAN AND ABSORBANT WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. OBSERVED AREA NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AREA UNDER SODA MACHINE UNCLEAN WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING CONDITION UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR LEAKING CONDITIONS UNDER 3 COMPARTMETN SINK AND MAITAIN SINK AT ALL TIMES
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS, UNDER AND BEHIND GREASE BOX, UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: FOUND FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 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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