Tropic Island Jerk Chicken

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: COMPARTMENT FULL OF CHICKEN SITTING IN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER COOL RUNNING WATER.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE PREMISES. 80 ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLERS IN THE REAR PREP, 60 IN THE FRONT BY THE SERVICE LINE AND 60 BEHIND THE CHEST FREEZERS ON THE SIDE DINING AREA. ALSO, 10 LARGE FLIES IN THE PREP, DISH WASHING AND SIDE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN/SANITIZE THE AREA, ELIMINATE FLIES AND MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING FOOD AND IN THE PREP AREA NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND HANDLING FOOD TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 40
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: TO GO CONTAINERS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE ALL OF THE COOLERS WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: THE FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER ARE DAMAGED AND IS A TRIP HAZARD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN SAME. • FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 18, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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