Twisted Lizard

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED CHICKEN AT 43.7F, MILK AT 43.8F, EGGS AT 44.4F, CHORIZO AT 44.0F, CHEESES AT 44.4F, BUTTER AT 44.7F, RANCH DRESSING AT 44.0F, SOUR CREAM AT 44.2F, AND SALSAS AT 48.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 150# OF FOOD WORTH $723. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED A SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF BOTH ICE MACHINES. BOTH ICE MACHINES WERE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST HAVE BOTH MACHINES CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE WASHROOM.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE 2 ADDITIONAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 23, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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