South Branch

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND A BLACK AND PINK AND UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LOCATED ON THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTE TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITAtION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX. 5 ROACHES IN DISHWASHING AREA LOCATED ON CEILING TILES AND BEHIND DISHWASHING MACHINE. ALSO NOTED APPROX 15 SMALL FLIES AT BAR AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO COVER FOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES LOCATED IN LOAFING DOCK. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.