The Crocodile

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO DISCHARGE WASTE LINE ATTACHED TO POP GUN HOLDERS BEHIND THE BAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WITH HOSE LINE DISCHARGING WATER INTO FLOOR DRAIN LEFT AND RIGHT INTERIOR LIDS IN POOR REPAIR AT PREP COOLER AT PIZZA PREP AREA. EXPOSED INSULATION, NEEDS TO BE REPAIR/REPLACE SAID INTERIOR LIDS. BROKEN WRAPS AROUND THE BEER LINE,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AT BAR AREA BAR COUNTER TOP IS UNEVEN, PITTED AND POROUS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE COUNTER TOP. BAR SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT. BARE, UNFINISHED WOOD LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVES. MUST SEAL OR PAINT SHELVES TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DUST BUILD-UP ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLER,BEHIND BAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN CEMENT AND LOOSE, UNEVEN BRICKS INSIDE THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID FLOOR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS IN 1ST FLOOR WASHROOMS WITH OPENINGS AND UNEVEN SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED
  code 40
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. INFORMATION GIVEN.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 19, 2016: 6 findings recurred. 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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