The Commons

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: IMPROPERLY DESIGNED EXPOSED HANDSINK INSTALLED AT JOE'S COFFEE CART ON THE 2ND FLOOR. THERE IS A RETENTION TANK USED TO COLLECT WASTE WATER FROM THE EXPOSED HANDSINK ATTACHED TO THE CART. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK THAT IS PLUMBED TO CITY SUPPLY AND DRAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 26

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 10, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 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.

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