The Tamale Spaceship

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION ABOVE GRILL AND FRYER(HOODED AND DUCTED TO ROOF).
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP TO MINIMIZE BARE HAND CONTACT.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 3, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.