The Optima Chicago

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

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DRY STORAGE SHEVLING ON THE 2nd FLOOR STORAGE ROOM TO REMOVE SPILLS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE ON 2nd FLOOR TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE THE GREASE IN THE KITCHEN ON THE 2nd FLOOR. NOTED A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXPOSE HAND SINK IN THE 1st FLOOR KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 30, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 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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