The New Valois Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT SALAD PREP COOLER AT AN IMPROPER AIR TEMP OF 50.1F. WHICH HOLD TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER NOT TO USE UNTIL IT HOLDS AND MAINTAIN THE PROPER TEMP OF 41F OR BELOW. COOLER WAS TAGGED / HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY CIATION ISSUED #7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES LAYING ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SHELVING INSIDE THE REAR WALK IN COOLER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE GARBAGE CAN LID MISSING IN THE REAR UNISEX EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH OUT ALONG THE WALL BASE AND CORNERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, GREASE AND/OR DEBRIS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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