The New Valois Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(POT ROAST 160.3F)PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED SALADS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON 4-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  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, SURFACES BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, AND HOLDING UNITS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLES, SHELVING UNITS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(DUST BUILDUP). SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN STAFF WASHROOM AND ALONG WALLS IN BASEMENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE REQUIRED PPM.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 20, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 findings 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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