Tovala

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

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN USE HIGH DISH MACHINE NOT REACHING THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE FOR SANITIZING. TEMPERATURE ONLY REACHED 123 DEGREES F FOR WASH CYCLE, AND FINAL RINSE REACHED 115 DEGREES F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND REPAIR. ECOLAB TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ONSITE AT THE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IS NOW REACHING SANITIZING TEMPERATURE AT 181 DEGREES F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND STORED IN WALK IN COOLER FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT PROPER DATE LABELING. INTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITH HACCP PLAN APPROVAL WITHOUT PROOF OF PROCEDURES OF SPECIAL PROCESS (MAP) PREFORMED (BEEF, PASTA, SAUCES) DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 6, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.