The Cajun Connoisseur Llc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: FOUND NO THERMOMETER LOCATED IN REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: FOUND CLEAN WATER INTAKE VALVE NOT PROTECTED. FOUND COVER FOR VALVE UNABLE TO LOCK. MUST PROVIDE LOCKED COVER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. MANAGER CHANGES LOCK AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
  code 39
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT WATER ON SITE. FOUND HANDWASHING SINK AT 94F AND 3 COMP SINK AT 94.1. HOT WATER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE PEAK HOT WATER DEMANDS THROUGHOUT THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). VIOLATION CORRECTED, FOUND HANDWASHING SINK WATER TEMPERATURE AT 100F, AND 3 COMP AT 115F.
  code 50

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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