The Refinery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS (PORK, BEEF, ETC.) STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLER THAT WERE VACUUM PACKAGED ONSITE WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CDPH. ALSO OBSERVED PORK BELLY BEING CURED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CDPH. MANAGEMENT STORED 21.7# OF VACUUM PACKAGED MEATS IN THE FREEZER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE VACUUM PACKAGING AND CURING FOOD UNTIL A WRITTEN HACCP PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CDPH. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ☠️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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE PREMISES. APPROXIMATELY 35 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE DISHWASH AREA, WALLS IN THE DINING ROOM AND BEHIND THE BAR. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE EPST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL THE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE WATER LEAK UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE KITCHEN PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
  code 42

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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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