The Soul Shack

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A 3 DOOR PREP COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE(CHEESE), NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, DURING THE INSPECTION THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID UNIT WAS 53.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 27, 2019: 1 finding recurred. 12 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.