Taste Of Chicago

May 9, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: REAR SCREEN DOOR IS IN POOR REPAIR AND IS NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, RODENT/INSECT PROOF SCREEN DOOR OR KEEP THE OUTER DOOR CLOSED. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF USED COFFEE CONTAINERS AND HELD IN THE CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADEABLE BAGS/CONTAINERS TO STORE TCS FOODS. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZING AGENT MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: TONGS STORED ON THE HANDLE OF THE STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 43
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKS AT THE BASE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE TOILET ROOM HAS NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID FOR THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MOPS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME. • FLOORS IN BETWEEN, UNDER/AROUND THE COOLERS/FREEZERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD, DIRT, AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 29, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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