The Perfect Jerk

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: BSERVED COOKED CHICKEN AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 109.3F-130.8F IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. OBSERVED COOKED CABBAGE SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AT 96.8F. COOKED RICE AT 128F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 135.0F OR ABOVE INSIDE OF A HOT HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEASONING OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
  code 37
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE BARBEQUE PITS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD, EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 6, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.