The Big Easy

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE, EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED MICE DROPPINGS (APPROXIMATELY 25-30) SCATTERED IN DRY STORAGE ROOMS,ON INTERIOR OF STORAGE CRATES,UNDER SHELVES AND ALONG SIDE COOLERS/FREEZERS IN OFFICE/STORAGE AREA,BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT. ALSO NOTED 2 LIVE ROACHES ON INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER DOOR. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND PROPERLY REPAIR BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AT REACH IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOK LINE. (DOOR MUST STAY PROPERLY CLOSED WITHOUT BEING HELD TOGETHER BY DUCT TAPE)
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF FREEZERS. MUST REPAIR,REMOVE OR REPLACE ROTTED FREEZER IN OFFICE/FOOD STORAGE ROOM. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN WINDOW SILLS,LEDGES AND ALL DIRTY SURFACES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN,IN OFFICE AREA,STORAGE AREAS AND DINING AREAS. EVERYTHING MUST BE FREE OF DUST, DEBRIS, SPIDERWEBS, DROPPINGS AND GREASE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN BAR AREA AND UNDER SMALL PREP COOLER. FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPRAYER AT THE DISH MACHINE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. MUST REPAIR. MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINES OVER OPEN SITE DRAINS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER AND PROVIDE AN AIR GAP. ALSO REPAIR LEAK AT DISH MACHINE HOT WATER BOOSTER.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNUSED EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 20, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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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