Talay

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE, SUBSTANCE LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING MACHINE UNTIL SERVICED, CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST DISCONTINUE STORING FOOD IN GROCERY BAGS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER. USE CLEAR FOOD GRADE BAGS INSTEAD.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DUST AND DEBRIS FROM FRONT WINDOW SILLS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR DETACHED WALL TRIM AND HOLE IN WALL IN MOP SINK CLOSET IN REAR. CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS. CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL VENT ON NORTH WALL ABOVE PREP TABLE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS/SUBSTANCE FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM THROUGHOUT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA, OFFICE, AND REAR PREP AREA. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 17, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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