The Tamale Spaceship

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE TWO REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA.REPAIR/REPLACE
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ADDITIONAL STOPPERS IS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WOODS,WEEDS AND OTHER MATERIAL BY THE GARBAGE CONTAINER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS AND WEEDS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 21, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.