Smoke Daddy

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL EXPIRED FOODS (SOUP, CHILI, AND RANCH DRESSING) STORED PAST THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE IN THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE OR DISCARD ALL DATE MARKED ITEMS AFTER 7 DAYS WITH THE PREP DATE COUNTING AS DAY #1. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON THE BRUNCH MENU (POACHED AND SUNNY SIDE UP EGGS AND HAMBURGER). MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE ALL RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS AND LINK THEM TO THE REMINDER STATEMENT WITH AN ASTERISK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 25
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 25 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALL AND CEILING OF THE 1ST FLOOR DISHWASHING AREA, 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA, DINING AREA AND 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR BAR AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY WORKING ON STAFF WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 8, 2025: 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.

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