Uncle Joe's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• 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: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS UNDER THE JUICE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND NEXT TO THE MOP SINK OR PROVIDE AN ACCESS PANEL.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET..
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST FIT COMPLETELY UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE ICE MACHINE AND THE MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE THREE WORKING STOPPERS AT EACH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM OUTSIDE REAR DOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 15, 2013: 5 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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