The Monkeys Paw

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUPS PRESET ON THE DINING TABLES DRINKING SIDE UP. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CUPS INVERTED WHEN PRESET ON DINING TABLES.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FROST BUILD UP IN THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON THE POTATO SLICER. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF WHITE MINERAL STAINS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE SCOOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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