The University Of Chicago

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST COVER TABLE SILVERWARE IN DINING AREA AND INVERT PLATES AT THE SAME.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALL REACH IN COOLER & 1ST FL.DAIRY WALK IN COOLER,RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE IN BETWEEN PREP COOLERS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLES ON LIDS OF PREP COOLERS,LOOSE DIVIDER AT COOKING EQUIPMENT NEXT TO 3- COMP SINK,LOOSE TRIM AT EXTERIOR OF STOVE & OVEN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM CAN OPENER BLADE,VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER,FRYERS,WHEELBASES,CABINETS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOORS IN BOTH WALK IN COOLERS,UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN 3- COMP DISH AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING WALL TILES IN PREP & DISH AREAS,GAP IN WALL UNDER DISH RACK TABLE.MUST CLEAN DUST FROM WALL VENTS IN DISH MACHINE AREA,WALLS & WINDOW SILLS IN SAME AREA,WALLS IN VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN 3- COMP DISH AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR PREP COOLER.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 19, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.