Smother Brothers

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: The 2 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding ground beef at 51.6 f, 3 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding chicken at 57 f and the walk in cooler is holding meats at 48.8 f to 50 f. The coolers must be able to hold potentially hazardous food at 40 f or less.
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The north door of the 2-door prep cooler does not close bacause the gasket is damaged, repair said door so it closes tight. The hood and all cooking and food storage equipment and coolers are full of grease and food buildup. Wash, rinse and sanitize all of the equipment until it is clean and sanitary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Clean the grease buildup off of the floors.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Clean the grease buildup off of the kitchen walls and ceilings.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Install intact sheilds on all of the kithen lighting and clean the dirty sheilds.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The bathroom sink has very little water flow, restore adequate hot water pressure to the bathroom.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 24, 2010: 6 findings recurred. 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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