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Tuco & Blondie

April 6, 2022 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NOTED NO SOAP AT HANDWASH SINK OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL AHND WASH SINKS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-030(C). VIOLATION ISSUED
    code 10Priority
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: NOTED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
    code 37
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE DRINKING OUT OF THE CUP WITH NO STRAW AT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN STORE THEIR FOOD AND MUST USE STRAWS WHILE AT THE PREP AREA.
    code 39
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DINING AREA (CUPS AND PLATES) NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINING TABLE AND KITCHEN PREP AREA TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
    code 43
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: NOTED LOOSE AND MISSING KNOTS ON LID OF SERVICE PREP COOLERS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: NOTED WASTEWATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA ONTO THE FLOOR.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 52
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE DUMPSTER LID CLOSED TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA WITH THE SEWER BACKUP, UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: 4-202.18 NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS. • NOTED LOW LIGHT INTENSITY AT THE FIRST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE THE LIGHT INTENSITY AT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2020: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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