The Cherry Circle Room

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS LINER IN THE REAR DISHWASHING/PREP AREA ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR OR TEST STRIPS PROVIDED FOR MEASURING UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OLD FOOD RESIDUE ON CAN OPENER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE CAN OPENER.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT BOTH FAUCETS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WET MOPS STORED IN THE BUCKETS IN THE UPSTAIRS PREP AREA AND DOWNSTAIRS DISH WASHING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HANG MOPS WHEN NOT IN USE TO ALLOW TO DRY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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