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Sola Restaurant

June 18, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, READY TO EAT FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT DOOR SWEEP AT REAR EXIT DOOR AND EXIT DOOR LEADING TO BANK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RODENT PROOF BOTH DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/MISSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/REPAIR DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON VENTILATION HOOD LIGHT COVERS, FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN ALSO BASEMENT FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM SURFACE NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND MAKE BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM FLOOR SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/FOOD STAINS ON WALLS AT PREP AREA AND DUST BUILD UP AROUND CEILING TILES/VENTS ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING TILES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR CAPPUCCINO MACHINE AND ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES FOR SAID MACHINES.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 25, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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