Tatas Kitchen And Social

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: Found/observed live (fruit flies(15+)(gnats), and (10+)flies in front bar area(1st floor, also observed live flies in rear premises, storage area(10 )Citation issued 7-38-020 serious violation.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found some food items not properly dated in walk in cooler, reach in cooler, must properly date food items in walk in cooler, and reach in cooler.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of ice machine not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), prep table lower shelving not clean, needs detailed cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in 1st floor, 2nd floor storage rooms not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Damaged/ missing ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, shall be repaired/replaced, damaged/stained ceiling tiles in bathrooms, storage area, shall be replaced.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 13, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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