The Local

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, FOUND 10 LBS OF COOKED CHILI BEANS STORED IN A LARGE TUB COVERED TIGHTLY IN WALK-IN COOLER AT 52.4F, ITEM PLACED IN WALK-IN COOLER A DAY BEFORE. INSTRUCTED MGR TO COOL DOWN FOOD PROERLY AND HOLD AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $700.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: BULK FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED( SUGAR, SALT...) INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED AROUND HAND SINK AT 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS AROUND PREP AREAS AT 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN WITH CHIPPED PAINT, FOOD STAINS AND DAMAGED DRY WALL. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEES DRINKS ABOVE CLEAN UTENSILS NOT COVERED, KEEP A WAY.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 15, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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