Twisted Lizard

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

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE DUST FROM UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND SHELF ABOVE THE SNEEZEGUARD. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER, STORAGE SHELVES AND WIRE STORAGE RACKS, AND PREP TABLES WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE 2 WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE BICYCLE FROM THE FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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.

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