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Soul Veg City

November 28, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LABELS ON ALL THE BULK, DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA AND REAR BAKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ANY FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FOLLWING AREAS: ON THE SHELVING UNIT UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE AND ON THE FLOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE VEGETABLE/ FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND ON THE SHELVING UNIT UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE WHERE COOKING SUPPLIES WERE STORED IN THE BAKING AREA, ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE FOOD PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE STOVE/STEAM TABLE UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, IN THE INSIDE OF THE OVEN CLOSEST TO THE DEEP FRYING UNITS, ON THE FLOOR AND ON ONE OF THE BOXES IN THE UTILITY CLOSET, ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO THE UTILITY CLOSET, IN THE WOODEN OPENING UNDER THE JUICE BAR, ON THE FLOOR IN THE FIRST STALL IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. ALSO, OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY A TOTAL OF 5 SMALL FLIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE VEGETABLE/FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND IN BAKING AREA. ALSO, OBSERVED APPROXIAMTELY 4-5 ANTS IN THE CREVICES OF THE FLOOR NEAR THE DISPLAY DESSERT COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND ITEMS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO CAKES STORED ON THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE BAKING AREA NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SAID CAKES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATING FOOD ITEMS.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED A RUSTY SHELVING UNIT UNDER A FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE VEGETABLE/ COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, REPLACE OR RESURFACE SAID SHELVING UNIT TO MAKE THE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED IN THE FRONT SERVICE/ FOOD PREP AREA ON THE LEDGE OF THE METAL HOT HOLDING UNIT AND THE PLATFORM WITH WHEELS ELEVATING THE THREE HOT HOLDING UNITS WITH SLIGHT FOOD BUILD UP AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA WITH SLIGHT FOOD BUILD UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING NEAR THE REAR OF THE UILITY CLOSET WHERE PIPES WERE OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE SMALL OPENING AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

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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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