The Grill On The Alley

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NEW VIOLATION OBSERVED TODAY UPON RE-INSPECTION. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 LIVE ROACHES, ADULT AND BABY, THROUGHOUT DISH MACHINE AREA ALONG FLOOR AND BASEBOARD. OBSERVED SEVERAL OPEN HOLES AND CREVICES ALONG BASEBOARD WITH ROACH ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CO. SERVICE AREA FOR ROACHES, SEAL ALL HOLES, OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES IN DISH AREA AND ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE ROACH ACTIVITY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 # H000090535.
  code 18

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 30, 2014: 1 finding recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.