The Chicago Diner

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND FLOOR UNDERNEATH FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DERIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISHMACHINE AND 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN 1ST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 29, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.