The Budlong Hot Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 1-6-11 #154677 NOT CORRECTED. #29- #35-MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM WALL NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER. MANAGEMENT IS CLEANING DURING THIS INSPECTION.
  code 14Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. CERTIFIED MANAGER NOT PRESENT DURING RE-INSPECTION WHILE FOODS SUCH AS COOKED PORK AT 178.9F AND RICE AND BEANS AT 183.3F BEING HELD HOT IN STEAM TABLE AND SERVED. CERTIFIED MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED AFTER RE-INSPECTION.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 1-6-11. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 1-6-11. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AT WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 1-6-11. BASEMENT BAR GUN HOLDERS MUST BE PROPERLY DRAINED TO FLOOR DRAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 6, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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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