The Scout

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE INTERIOR OF THE OVENS HAVE FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FLOORS IN BETWEEN THE COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA IN NEED OF REGROUTING AND A COUPLE OF THEM DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND THE WALLS IN THE REAR UNDER THE SINKS, BEHIND THE COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT WITH STAINS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 19, 2016: 2 findings 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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