The New Valois Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DEFROST INTERIOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. REPLACE WORN GASKETS ON PREP COOLER DOORS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLDING UNITS, BEVERAGE MACHINES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES (GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, SPILLS, ETC).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREA BEHIND BULK CONTAINERS, ETC. CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS. SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES IN PREP, STORAGE AND BASEMENT FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR CEILING LEAK ALONG EAST WALL IN BASMENT. SEAL OPENING IN SOUTHEAST CORNER IN BASEMENT. CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN PREP AND DINING AREAS (DUST BUILDUP). SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL PREP, STORAGE, BASEMENT AREAS. CLEAN LEDGES BEHIND COMPRESSORS IN BASEMENT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE STANDING MIXER IN REAR PREP AREA AND IN DRY STORAGE AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 20, 2013: 7 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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