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The Good Ambler

May 26, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR WASHROOM (NEAR UTILITY CLOSET) HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NO HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LICENSE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK WATER SUPPLY TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER BETWEEN 100.0F AND 120.0F AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED COLD WATER NOT AVAILABLE AT THE REAR PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK, WATER TEMPERATURE AT 125.0F WITH ONLY HOT WATER AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK COLD WATER SUPPLY TO PROVIDE WATER AT MAXIMUM OF 120.0F WITH COMBINATION OF HOT AND COLD WATER FOR USE IN HANDWASHING. FACILITY ENGINEER REPAIRED COLD WATER SUPPLY ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT ON-SITE IN POOR REPAIR OR REQUIRED FOR MENU BUT NOT PRESENT ON-SITE FOR LICENSE INSPECTION: WALK-IN FREEZER ON-SITE AT INTERIOR AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 34.0F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS REQUIRED FOR GRAB-AND-GO SECTION NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF LICENSE INSPECTION, INSUFFICIENT NUMBER AND CAPACITY OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR PROPOSED MENU (PRE-PACKAGED DAIRY AND BAKERY ITEMS SUCH AS YOGURT, PRE-PACKAGED SANDWICHES). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN FREEZER TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES REQUIRED BY THE LAW AND MAINTAIN COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER AND CAPACITY FOR PROPOSED MENU. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BARRIER PROVIDED BETWEEN CONSUMER ACCESSIBLE AREA AND BAKERY PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BARRIER BETWEEN ALL CONSUMER AREAS AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS TO PREVENT CONSUMER ACCESS TO FOOD PREPARATION AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD, EQUIPMENT, AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM CONSUMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED INSUFFICIENT WATER PRESSURE PROVIDED AT THE WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LISTED HANDWASHING SINK PLUMBING TO PROVIDE WATER UNDER ADEQUATE PRESSURE FOR HANDWASHING AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. FACILITY ENGINEER REPAIRED HANDWASHING SINK PLUMBING TO PROVIDE WATER UNDER ADEQUATE PRESSURE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN BOTH ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS TO BE UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN'S AND ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 53

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Compared with Not Ready on May 21, 2026: 5 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.

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