Twisted Lizard

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: STOPPERS NEEDED AT 3-COMP SINK. ALL ALUMINUM FOIL COVERS ON ATTACHMENTS TO HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED. INTERIOR PANEL OF SMALL FREEZER MUST BE REPLACED (IN POOR REPAIR). All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, ATTACHMENTS TO FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, FAN GUARDS OF WALK-IN COOLER, INTERIOR FLOOR OF FRONT COOLER-DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS/DUST/DIRT/GREASE. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLBASES & UNDER SHELVINGS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE MUST BE FREE OF HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 1, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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