Stella's Grill

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

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1098445 DATED 7/16/12. # 34- MUST REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREP AREA. #38-INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3PART SINK. # 41-INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT,CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL 3 CHEST FREEZERS WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN. CAULKING WORN OUT AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL INSIDE THE CABINET WITH SPICES ,ALL THE SHELVES IN THE DISH WASHING AREA, THE LID/DOOR OF THE 2 CHEST FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SCREEN ON THE EXIT DOOR RIPPED OFF. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 7, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 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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