The Cheesecake Factory

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-202.15. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE TOP OF THE ROTATING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-904.13. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION.
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 22, 2019: 2 findings recurred. 9 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.