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Taste Of New York

August 12, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS. • NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL. • NOTED ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE FLOOR AND SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE CONDENSATION UNITS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DIRTY SHELVES, AND SPILLS WITH CONDIMENT AT THE PREP AREA AND DELI COUNTER. • NOTED BROKEN GLASSES AT DOOS OF DELI DISPLAY COUNTER TAPED WITH PLASTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE GLASS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NOTED SPRAYER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK HANGING BELOW THE RIM OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE DEVICE TO HOLD THE SPRAYER ABOVE THE WATER RIM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED ROUGH AND UNFINISHED BRICK WALLS BEHIND SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 3, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.