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• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE. NOTED EVIDENCE OF RODENTS & INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN DRY STORAGE ROOMS,ON INTERIOR OF STORAGE CRATES,UNDER SHELVING RACKS IN REAR,ON WALLS IN ELECTRICAL ROOM AND BEHIND REAR SHELVING RACKS,UNDER DISH MACHINE,UNDER FRONT BAR & THROUGHOUT. ALSO NOTED 1 LIVE ROACH AND 30 ROACH DROPPINGS ON INTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE CONTROL PANEL. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS & INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS & HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS.
  code 14Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND DEFROST INTERIOR OF ALL FREEZERS(REMOVE ALL OLD FOOD ITEMS) ALSO DETAIL CLEAN COOLERS,WINDOW SILLS,LEDGES & ALL DIRTY SURFACES THROUGHOUT. EVERYTHING MUST BE FREE OF DUST,DEBRIS,DROPPINGS & GREASE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN KITCHEN AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  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.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 5, 2012: 4 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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