The Chicago Diner

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN ABOVE LIQUOR STORAGE AT BASMENT. MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN CEILING ABOVE LIQUOR AT BASEMENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTLALLED AT WATERLINES FOR COFFEE MACHINE AND SODA MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 29, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.