The Scout

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERS TO THE ICE BINS IN THE BAR AREAS. • MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE DAMAGE/MISSING RUBBER GASKETS ON ALL PREP COOLERS IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA. BAR GUNS IN THE BAR. EXTERIOR OF BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS. STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE CORNERS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING IN THE PREP AREA-REMOVE DIRT/DUST AND FOOD SPLATTERS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SHIELDS TO ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS TO THE 3-COMP. SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE ALL OTHER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 29, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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