The Parrot Cage

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES.FOUND RODENT/ MICE DROPPINGS 18-ON PREMISES IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE/EQUIPMENT,1ST FLOOR PREP AREA,2- ALONG WINDOW, 9-BAR AREA,3-UNDER DINING BOOTH.MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS.ALSO BASEMENT ENTRY DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM AREAS OF 2-DOORS 1/4 INCH.(DOOR ACCROSS FROM DISH ROOM AND DOOR BY STORAGE ROOM.MUST REPAIR. RECOMMENED PEST SERVICE.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: BASEBOARD IN KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPAIR.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE IN BASEMENT STORE ROOM OFF FLOORS AND WALLS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 2, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.